My Take:

Slapstick and dumbed down comedy from Ed Wynn’s “The Perfect Fool” radio character.

I have never heard of Ed Wynn before, so I was curious as to how this comedy would hold up in the era of Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, etc.

The humor was very different from the aforementioned comedians; it’s very similar to what’s playing in the theaters today… character wise. You can see where Zach Galifianakis, Elijah Wood and Paul Rudd get their influences.

What I Liked:

I enjoyed the humor; it was ahead of its time

What I Didn't Like:

The inconsistency of going behind the scenes of the radio show throughout the film

What I Learned:

One of Mickey Rooney’s first feature films… watch for him throwing a firecracker at The Perfect Fool.