New York City couple Bill and Connie Fuller (Benny and Sheridan) buy a dilapidated house in the country believing that it was once slept in by the First President. Jack Benny was a great comedian with impeccable timing and delivery but this farce doesn't really do him credit. As a situation comedy (the premise is similar to TV's 'Green Acres', 1965), the film is humorous at times but many of the jokes (i.e. asides, quips, comebacks, etc) are strained and not particularly clever or witty. There is also a fair amount of laboured slapstick (especially in the first half) that bordered on Stooge-level nonsense (one character is temporarily silenced by being hit on the back of the head with a hammer). Benny and Sheridan didn't have much 'chemistry' together and the sub-plot of Bill's fear that Connie was having a fling with local historian Jeff Douglas (Harvey Stephens) is forced and contrived, as is the scene where 'Uncle Stanley' (Charles Coburn ) temporarily deceives mean-spirited neighbour Prescott (Charles Dingle) and the trite, overly long denouement, where everyone sits around and drinking cider while the audience awaits the predictable resolution of the crisis. On the plus side, Percy Kilbride as Mr. Kimber, the laconic, morose handyman is excellent and the revelation about rich Uncle Stanley is the best part of the movie. Oscar-winner Hattie McDaniel has a few good lines as Hester the maid but not much is done with the character. Overall, the film is moderately funny but lacks the charm, wit and cleverness needed to make an ageless comedy.