Gangsters crash a farm. The dad's weapon of choice? A slingshot. Chaos ensues.
A poor family receives unwanted houseguests when they're visited by gangsters looking for a place to hide out.
Acting
Fred Stone's vaudeville-honed physical comedy at 64.
Production
RKO's Poverty Row efficiency: 58 minutes, zero fat.
Director
Richard Rosson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fred Stone was a Broadway legend who lost a leg in a plane crash yet kept performing—his limp is visible if you look closely.
This is textbook 'cornpone comedy,' a Depression subgenre where rural folks outsmart city slickers—audiences ate up the class revenge fantasy.
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