The pleasant personality of Mantan Moreland is always a plus in the slew of B films he did, particularly the Charlie Chan movies and the string of comedy capers with Frankie Darro. In this all black comedy with music, Moreland is paired with F.E. Miller who didn't have exposure in mainstream cinema and thus isn't known at all.
They are hobos, crossing the country just looking for food, and by some luck (thanks to Moreland's ability playing craps), they end up exchanging suits (that miraculously fit!) with the uppercrust black men they beat, and spend the night in the cabaret where Moreland flirts with hostess Florence O'Brien and making an enemy out of the cabaret's owner. Ghosts from the cemetery next door step in to frighten Miller into saving his pal.
This is harmless but often eye raising with the stereotypical antics that Moreland and Miller must show on-screen. For historical purposes, it is critical viewing for sociological research of the attitudes of the time, even within the black film industry. O'Brien is a great femme fatale, sort of the Carmen Jones of her time, with the very light skinned Ida Coffin a unique presence on-screen as well. Nice visual gags offer some amusing special effects.
They are hobos, crossing the country just looking for food, and by some luck (thanks to Moreland's ability playing craps), they end up exchanging suits (that miraculously fit!) with the uppercrust black men they beat, and spend the night in the cabaret where Moreland flirts with hostess Florence O'Brien and making an enemy out of the cabaret's owner. Ghosts from the cemetery next door step in to frighten Miller into saving his pal.
This is harmless but often eye raising with the stereotypical antics that Moreland and Miller must show on-screen. For historical purposes, it is critical viewing for sociological research of the attitudes of the time, even within the black film industry. O'Brien is a great femme fatale, sort of the Carmen Jones of her time, with the very light skinned Ida Coffin a unique presence on-screen as well. Nice visual gags offer some amusing special effects.