Review of Fall In

The onslaught of war means the need for more soldiers and more officers, so the Army has decided to promote enlisted men into officer roles, and between William Tracy and Joe Sawyer, who do you think will be chosen? The old pals from "Tanks a Million", "About Face" and "Hay Foot" are back in the fourth of the streamlined feature series as the dimwitted soldiers who seem to succeed more based upon dumb luck than skill, and in Tracy's case, his dumb luck comes from the ability to memorize things without even studying. Chosen as an officer candidate over the infuriated Sawyer, Tracy helps by accident uncover a spy ring right under the army's nose, and this leads to a comical conclusion where practically every military policeman and soldier in the neighborhood (including an uncoordinated one on roller skates) comes to the rescue. Also involved is pint-sized Jean Porter as Tracy's sweet girlfriend who shows that she can cut Nazi's down to size when the freedom of America is threatened. This leads to a farcial conclusion that is straight out of producer Hal Roach's best Laurel and Hardy films, although Tracy and Sawyer are second rate Laurel and Hardy at best. Still entertaining for its abbreviated running time, this holds up for comical pratfalls and farce, and as a result, is as accidental a winner as the two American soldiers always seem to be.