
Tillie and Augustus Winterbottom are thought to be missionaries when they arrive to find Phineas Pratt trying cheat the Sheridans out of her father's inheritance, including a ferry franchise and a boat. The only way to keep the franchise is to win a race against Pratt's boat.... (Full plot summary below)
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Tillie and Augustus Winterbottom are thought to be missionaries when they arrive to find Phineas Pratt trying cheat the Sheridans out of her father's inheritance, including a ferry franchise and a boat. The only way to keep the franchise is to win a race against Pratt's boat.
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| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeWhat sells the picture is Fields first -- and the teaming of him and Skipworth coming in a strong second. |
| User ReviewNeil OAlison Skipworth and W.C. Fields play Tillie and Augustus Winterbottom, a husband-and-wife team of con artists. The larcenous couple is summoned to a small town by their niece (Jacqueline Wells) and her husband (Clifford Jones) when the niece's father dies. Hoping for a sizeable inheritance, Tillie and Gus discover that the legacy consists of one rundown ferry boat. This is a rarely seen Fields movie that is very, very good. W.C.'s scene of mixing paint is a must see, it's classic Field's. It may not be in the same league as "It's a Gift" or "The Bank Dick," but it nevertheless offers a virtually nonstop barrage of wonderfully comedic scenes from start to finish. Fields and Alison Skipworth were a perfect cinematic match. |