That's something that daughter Margaret Callahan should have told pop James Gleason as he put down a bet on a horse that ended up falling, giving mom Zasu Pitts ammunition against dad for years. Now Callahan is engaged to car wash owner Russell Gleason and pop wants to win on a sure thing (or so he believes) but he must get through mom to get to the betting booth. Pop Gleason (in real life, the father of on-screen son-in-law-to-be) changes his tune at the very end and must go out of his way to make up for the loss, getting himself into trouble with the community and dealing with a pair of crooks who have somehow intermingled themselves into Gleason's good graces.
Two fine leads (the elder Gleason and Pitts) are a perfect match, but unfortunately the script for this film is very weak and doesn't sustain interest in spite of a short running time. Pitts has little to do really other than worried with her fidgety hands (per usual) and nag Gleason (which she does hysterically), but Gleason, whom the majority of the action revolves around, plays a very irresponsible character which makes rooting for him difficult. Callahan and the younger Gleason do what they can with rather undefined parts, but are overwhelmed by the ridiculous contrivance of the main plot. My hot tip for this movie? Watch it to see the two stars, and don't expect much.
Two fine leads (the elder Gleason and Pitts) are a perfect match, but unfortunately the script for this film is very weak and doesn't sustain interest in spite of a short running time. Pitts has little to do really other than worried with her fidgety hands (per usual) and nag Gleason (which she does hysterically), but Gleason, whom the majority of the action revolves around, plays a very irresponsible character which makes rooting for him difficult. Callahan and the younger Gleason do what they can with rather undefined parts, but are overwhelmed by the ridiculous contrivance of the main plot. My hot tip for this movie? Watch it to see the two stars, and don't expect much.