Donald that is, playing a dual role or actually dual identity as he pretends to be a young playwright and his wealthy uncle, producing a Broadway play and convincing dizzy matron Billie Burke and her niece Elyse Knox to invest in it. Actually, his identity as the young playwright is the correct one, dressing as a dashing older man in order to win Burke's trust and affection, and causing more chaos as the uncle and nephew both end up becoming engaged to the two ladies.
This entertaining musical programmer features some terrific specialty numbers, particularly by the Rhythm Boys, and a very funny sequence where Woods, playing the younger playwright, wears a magician's jacket and creates all sorts of chaos as rabbits, doves and mice find their way out of the hidden jacket pockets and onto various places of the society ladies in the nightclub in which he is dancing with Knox.
Woods, coming off of the comedy series of movies from the "Mexican Spitfire" films, proves himself to be a very funny comedian, having taken second fiddle to on-screen wife Lupe Velez and uncle Leon Errol. He's ably supported by veteran actress Billie Burke (making a reference to real life late husband Florenz Ziegfeld) and the less-known Elyse Knox who appeared in a series of Universal programmers. The film features well-known comics like Dick Elliott and Jack Norton in smaller parts, and is fast moving and completely enjoyable.
This entertaining musical programmer features some terrific specialty numbers, particularly by the Rhythm Boys, and a very funny sequence where Woods, playing the younger playwright, wears a magician's jacket and creates all sorts of chaos as rabbits, doves and mice find their way out of the hidden jacket pockets and onto various places of the society ladies in the nightclub in which he is dancing with Knox.
Woods, coming off of the comedy series of movies from the "Mexican Spitfire" films, proves himself to be a very funny comedian, having taken second fiddle to on-screen wife Lupe Velez and uncle Leon Errol. He's ably supported by veteran actress Billie Burke (making a reference to real life late husband Florenz Ziegfeld) and the less-known Elyse Knox who appeared in a series of Universal programmers. The film features well-known comics like Dick Elliott and Jack Norton in smaller parts, and is fast moving and completely enjoyable.
