In this comedy short not-so-smart copper Bert Lahr gets in over his head when he becomes a mock candidate for mayor.
Acting
Lahr's bug-eyed panic is pure physical comedy gold.
Direction
McCarey keeps 22 minutes breathlessly paced.
Costume
Cop uniform never looked this ridiculous on a mayor.
Director
Ray McCarey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bert Lahr filmed this between Broadway runs, before his 1939 Wizard of Oz immortality.
Pre-Code Hollywood let political satire bite harder; post-1934, this edge got sanded down.
US
