Prohibition-era chaos in 20 minutes flat — they don't make 'em this snappy anymore.
Frank McHugh appears with Mae Busch, Jerry Mandy and others in this prohibition-time RKO Pathe short directed by Harry Sweet.
Acting
Frank McHugh's motor-mouth panic is pure 1932 gold.
Costume
Madam Olga's getup screams 'we barely got past the censors'.
Direction
Harry Sweet keeps this train wreck perfectly on the rails.
Director
Harry Sweet
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
RKO Pathe shorts like this kept theaters full during the Depression with cheap, fast laughs before the main feature.
Mae Busch was a pre-Code regular who'd later suffer a tragic real-life spiral into poverty, making her screen chaos oddly poignant.
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