Battle of Broadway

Homer Bundy (Raymond Walburn) is a rich man who volunteers to send his local chapter of the American Legion to the upcoming convention and he's bankrolling all of it. His generosity is due, at least in part, to his wanting two of his old war buddies, Big Ben (Victor McLaglen) and Chesty (Brian Donlevy), to do what they can to disrupt a love affair between Bundy's son and a show girl, Miss Lee (Gypsy Rose Lee). The problem is that the son is NOT romancing Miss Lee but another girl. What's to become of all this?

During the course of the story, Big Ben and Chesty try to outwit the other...but mostly they just turn out to be a couple of idiots. So, it's up to Bundy himself to come to the rescue...but who will rescue him?!

This is a clever and undemanding comedy...not exactly deep stuff but fun throughout. I do find it unusual seeing a Gypsy Rose Lee in this and other films of the day considering how tough the new Production Code was...and she did become famous as a stripper back in the day. Regardless, it's all good fun.