

A pool shark bets his future on love — and somehow it's not a mob movie.
An unemployed loafer who spends his time playing pool decides he's ready to look for a job so he can secure his girlfriend's parents' approval for their marriage.
Acting
James Dunn's lovable scoundrel energy carries every scene.
Production
RKO's B-movie efficiency: more story in 56 min than most 2-hour films.
Writing
Snappy pre-Code banter before the Hays Code killed fun.

Director
John G. Blystone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
James Dunn won an Oscar seven years later for 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' — this is his scrappy pre-fame era.
Made during the Depression's worst year, the film's 'get a job' plot hit differently when 20% of Americans couldn't.