Review of Hellzapoppin'

Well, after about 35 years of reading about this wacky comedy from Ole Olsen & Chic Johnson, I finally watched this on YouTube. The picture frame wasn't as large as the computer screen I watched this on but I saw clearly enough, anyway. The comedy was quite uneven but there's some good laughs like when the frame gets out of whack or same animals start speaking. I also liked a lady who kept shouting "Oscar". She was Catherine Johnson, Chic's wife. Martha Raye was also pretty funny. Mischa Auer, not so much, but I appreciated his willingness to try anything. Hugh Herbert was a gas much of the time. Elisha Cook Jr. did deadpan pretty well. Oh, and I loved the number by the Harlem Congeroos or Whitey's Lindy Hoppers as they were known as in the stage version. And shouldn't forget that Shemp of The Three Stooges (though this was years before he returned to them) also was funny as the projectionist. Okay, I think I've said enough so on that note, Hellzapoppin' is definitely worth a look.