I've only seen one other Wheeler and Woolsey feature - 1934's "Hips, Hips, Hooray!", in which they were marketing geniuses just like in this story. In 'Hips', they were helping co-star Dorothy Lee sell a flavored lipstick, no doubt the inspiration might have come from this earlier flick where they got involved in a drugstore relaunch with a spiked lemon soda that becomes the hit of their Lockville neighborhood. They weren't aware that their Pepo Lemon was tainted with alcohol, a scheme engineered by crooked businessman (Jason Robards Sr.) intended to get the newly renamed 'Sunshine Drugstore' shut down so he could take it over when the elderly owner (Lucy Beaumont) couldn't pay off on a loan. This was a familiar theme of the early B Western genre, relocated here to a more urbane setting and done for laughs.
Dorothy Lee is in this one too, introduced as a girlfriend of outwardly charming Harry Waters (Robards), who soon becomes sweet on Wheeler's character, Tommy Tanner. Tanner is so entranced by Peggy Morton's (Lee) charm that he absently concocts a fountain drink consisting of peppermint syrup, Epsom salts and castor oil. His partner, Egbert G. Higginbothom (Woolsey) knocks it down in a single gulp and immediately makes a quick exit, obviously for a rest room, even if we don't get to see it play out. At least they could have gone for a sound effect.
This one isn't as frenetic as their earlier "Hips, Hips, Hooray!", but it does wind up entertaining during its hour plus run. The vaudeville pair of Wheeler and Woolsey try out a routine on Mother Talley (Beaumont), who cracks up at their hit and miss delivery. As promised, the boys remain true to their earlier vow to the matronly shop owner when they stated - "You know our motto: One good deed every day"! Although the pair can feel grating at times with their schtick, the overall tenor of the picture is amusing enough if you're in the mood for their style of humor.
Dorothy Lee is in this one too, introduced as a girlfriend of outwardly charming Harry Waters (Robards), who soon becomes sweet on Wheeler's character, Tommy Tanner. Tanner is so entranced by Peggy Morton's (Lee) charm that he absently concocts a fountain drink consisting of peppermint syrup, Epsom salts and castor oil. His partner, Egbert G. Higginbothom (Woolsey) knocks it down in a single gulp and immediately makes a quick exit, obviously for a rest room, even if we don't get to see it play out. At least they could have gone for a sound effect.
This one isn't as frenetic as their earlier "Hips, Hips, Hooray!", but it does wind up entertaining during its hour plus run. The vaudeville pair of Wheeler and Woolsey try out a routine on Mother Talley (Beaumont), who cracks up at their hit and miss delivery. As promised, the boys remain true to their earlier vow to the matronly shop owner when they stated - "You know our motto: One good deed every day"! Although the pair can feel grating at times with their schtick, the overall tenor of the picture is amusing enough if you're in the mood for their style of humor.