Columbia Pictures made a ton of short comedies in the 1930s-50s....so many that they often resorted to making remakes...and, sometimes, remakes of remakes. This is the case with "Pardon My Nightshirt", as it was the third time the studio used this story. In fact, their lack of originality went even further--they cut apart the first two films and used this footage in the third! Talk about being lazy!
In this film, there's a so-called 'nightshirt bandit' who commits robberies at night. Professor Clyde is asked to help and he ends up being mistaken for the bandit! Fortunately, no matter how bad things get, Andy is more than capable of finding not only the bandit but the money he stole from the college.
Other than a lack of originality, the film just isn't all that funny. What also wasn't funny was the black actor who seemed to be there just so white audiences of the day could laugh at him....which is pretty sad.
In this film, there's a so-called 'nightshirt bandit' who commits robberies at night. Professor Clyde is asked to help and he ends up being mistaken for the bandit! Fortunately, no matter how bad things get, Andy is more than capable of finding not only the bandit but the money he stole from the college.
Other than a lack of originality, the film just isn't all that funny. What also wasn't funny was the black actor who seemed to be there just so white audiences of the day could laugh at him....which is pretty sad.