Universal Studios waved big money under comedian Fields's legendary proboscis and wooed him away from Paramount. In his first film for his new studio, Fields returned to the kind of character he loved best--a terminally broke and nomadic huckster who must live by his wits to stay one
step ahead of the law. Owner of "Larson E. Whipsnade's Circus Giganticus," Fields is first seen hustling his caravan of wagons over the county line to escape the police he had angered at his previous stop. While setting up tents in a new town, Fields is confronted by ventriloquist Bergen and his
smart-aleck dummy Charlie McCarthy. The two are the bane of Fields's existence, but he cann...
Released:
1939
Rated:
NR
Length:
76 mins