I know Harry von Zell as a member of the George Burns-Gracie Allen TV cast and, before that, as a radio announcer. I was surprised to see this Columbia short, one of about ten he starred in for Jules White's unit at Columbia. He's pretty good in a role that looks like it was written for Shemp Howard when he was doing solo shorts. Now Shemp was back with the Three Stooges and, if this is not a retread of an earlier script -- they did a lot of that in Columbia's shorts department -- then Harry was being tried out as a replacement.
It's not much of a stretch for Harry. He plays an announcer at a radio station. The gimmick is that he is a practical joker, which annoys everyone, which sets up the second half of the comedy and makes the outcome fairly obvious. There is a fine chase sequence through the radio station and old pro Vernon Dent gets the final and best joke. The result is pretty standard for Columbia and if you like the Stooges or Shemp, you'll enjoy this.
It's not much of a stretch for Harry. He plays an announcer at a radio station. The gimmick is that he is a practical joker, which annoys everyone, which sets up the second half of the comedy and makes the outcome fairly obvious. There is a fine chase sequence through the radio station and old pro Vernon Dent gets the final and best joke. The result is pretty standard for Columbia and if you like the Stooges or Shemp, you'll enjoy this.