
A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money. Either a masterpiece of absurdity or a triumph of satire, depending on your mood, but it's quite possibly the funniest movie ever made, and becomes even funnier with subsequent viewings.... (Full plot summary below)
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A small country on the verge of bankruptcy is persuaded to enter the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics as a means of raising money. Either a masterpiece of absurdity or a triumph of satire, depending on your mood, but it's quite possibly the funniest movie ever made, and becomes even funnier with subsequent viewings.
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeOne very off-the-wall movie that never for a moment bothers to make a great deal of sense. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzIt's loaded with sight gags, slapstick and physical humor. |
| User ReviewDavey MThis is one of those movies that is so silly and absurd that you miss literally dozens of jokes the first time around, which leads to repeated viewing, which leads to greater appreciation. An extremely funny movie that it is beyond the limited space allotted to describe. The running joke about the names of all the countrymen never gets old. |
| User ReviewJohn PQuite possibly WC Fields funniest film. In the surreal anarchist frenzy of "Duck Soup"-with a faster pace. An underrated, somewhat unknown masterpiece. |
| User ReviewChristopher BPopeye has spinach, and Fields has... goats milk? Several excellent vignettes within this piece, including a few physical bits from Fields vaudeville days. |
| User ReviewRichard DJack Oakie stars as an American brush salesman working in the tiny country of Klopstokia. He meets and fall in love with president W.C.Fields's daughter. He is rejected as a potential suitor until he convinces Fields that the nearly bankrupt country can get the money they need by sending a team to the Olympic games in Los Angeles. This seldom seen film is an absurdist masterpiece ... the slogan for Oakie's brush company is "They brush". Fields stays in office by defeating his cabinet in feats of strengths. This movie is the gift that keeps on giving. |
| User ReviewGreg Wcrazy zany off the wall comedy vehicles for WC Fields |
| User ReviewNate TNot Fields' finest hour, but he is still in good form. The plot is sluggish and some scenes appear to loop. Not unpleasant to watch but check out some of Fields' other films before trying this one. |