RKO Pictures borrowed Hugh Herbert from Warner Bros. and then let him sparkle in not one but two roles in this amiable musical farce. He plays a bumbler who learns his aunt (also Herbert) has left him a fortune provided he marries a widow within three days. If he fails to do so, the money goes to her favorite radio band, whose members include songwriter Johnny Mercer. What follows is an exercise in confusion. Herbert's suicidal neighbor (Roger Pryor) offers to marry the man's pretty young fiancée (Phyllis Brooks) and then kill himself. Once the vows have been made, however, the band sticks by his side to keep him alive. Meanwhile, Herbert's widowed lawyer (Helen Broderick) does her best to become his new Mrs. with the help of his addled valet (Eric BLore). Herbert's comic by-play with Broderick provides one of the film's highlights. The other is the performance of five songs by Mercer and Matty Malneck, including the jazz hit "Eeny-Meeney-Miney-Mo." Fans even get the rare chance to see Mercer perform his own music. In addition, RKO put some of its best behind-the-scenes talent on the film, including cinematographer Nicholas Musuraca, costume designer Walter Plunkett and art director Van Nest Polglase.

By Frank Miller