I agree that this film has some fine gags in it, but it moves with the pace of a vaudville show. Bud and Lou will have a scene, then Dorothy Shay will sing a song, the Bud and Lou, the Dorothy........and so on and so on of about 75 minutes. It isn't an awful film, it just doesn't live up to the standards the boys set for themselves. For the most part they had grown out of this sort of pacing by around 1946, and this film seems to set them back quite a few steps. It took a few films before they'd find their stride again.
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Laughs!
As with most A&C films, this one included humor which can only be found in their movies. Being one of my favorites, "Comin' Round the Mountain" will have you laughing until your side hurts. It has a good story as well, laced, however, with many DUMB songs. I suppose having five or six singing pieces in a comedy was supposed to be popular back then, but it starts to get on your nerves after a while. I guess that's what they made the fast forward button for.Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Some big laughs sabotaged by too many songs
This could've and should've been one of A&C's funnier movies but whenever things get moving Dorothy Shay starts singing and the movie grinds to a halt. At least Costello mugs his way through most of the songs. The voodoo doll scene is by far the funniest and the scene where the hillbillies crawl into bed with Lou is a hit. Definitely worth a look for fans, but the songs are hard to endure.