W.C. Fields, Edgar Bergen, Charlie McCarthy

Larson E. Whipsnade runs a seedy circus which is perpetually in debt. His performers give him nothing but trouble, especially Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Meanwhile, Whipsnade's son and daughter...( read more  read more... ), Phineas and Vicky, attend a posh college. Vicky turns down her caddish but rich suitor Roger Bel-Goodie, but changes her mind when she learns of her father's financial troubles. Will Vicky marry for money or succumb to the ventriloqual charm of Edgar Bergen? Will Whipsnade's Circus Giganticus make it over the state line one jump ahead of the sheriff?

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Directed by: George Marshall

Release Date: February 18, 1939

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  • October 9, 2008
    It's not W.C. Fields's best, but it does have quite a few funny moments.

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