Walter Catlett was a fast-talking comedian who is WAY out of his league in "Uppercutlets". This is because he was anything but the athletic type...yet he's supposed to be a guy who wants to be a prize fighter! This is utterly ridiculous...as is what follows.
When the story begins, a wife begs a gym owner to help her dissuade Walter from becoming a boxer. To do this, she pays him an astounding $5000 (a HUGE sum back in 1936...enough to buy a couple houses and a person's salary for 3-5 years!). So, the owner fills the gym with all sorts of weirdos doing all sorts of weird things...all intended to convince Walter to pick another career.
The premise is silly and the many weird vignettes even sillier. But here is the problem...while silly, most of what you see simply isn't funny. As a result, it comes off as strained to say the least.
