Pretty much the only bad film Edward Bernds directed during the Shemp years and boy is it bad. Things start off well enough with the stooges looking at their wanted poster & deciding to head west, particularly enjoyed Larry and Shemp falling asleep while Moe describes the settings of the open west.
But things quickly go downhill from that point as the short turns into a semi-remake of the Curly short "Phony Express" with elements of "The Hot Scots" thrown in to boot. Also noteworthy is that the supporting cast for this short seems very second rate compared to the regulars we would expect to see in this kind of short: Kenneth McDonald, Christine McIntyre, Jock O' Mahoney. I guess they had other engagements that prevented them from starring in this short.
And yes, it does seem ironic to me that Bernds offers his worst stooge short directly after Jules White releases one of his best, if not the best, "Scrambled Brains."
But things quickly go downhill from that point as the short turns into a semi-remake of the Curly short "Phony Express" with elements of "The Hot Scots" thrown in to boot. Also noteworthy is that the supporting cast for this short seems very second rate compared to the regulars we would expect to see in this kind of short: Kenneth McDonald, Christine McIntyre, Jock O' Mahoney. I guess they had other engagements that prevented them from starring in this short.
And yes, it does seem ironic to me that Bernds offers his worst stooge short directly after Jules White releases one of his best, if not the best, "Scrambled Brains."