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I confess. The "Clean as a Whistle" number made me purchase the DVD. I wish that number was a bit longer. The choral blending drives home the art deco musical styles of the 1930's. The Stooge's scene after the water stopped was very good, especially with the head mistress as comic relief. The rest of the film, well, I did manage to watch all of the DVD, sort of. There are a number of musical comedy films from this great period in Hollywood. One that comes to mind is "International House." That one, with W.C. Fields, is worth a view. Bela Lugosi seems a bit out of character in this movie but it was great seeing him in a slightly different roll. The music played over the Chinese Radio station during W.C. Fields bedroom scene is another great example of the 1930's art deco music style.

This film is sometimes listed on Ebay and other auction sites in the rare NTSC laser disc format. I have the laser disc and it is much clearer than the VHS or the cheap foreign knock-off's now on DVD. This film shows up from time to time in laser disc format on Ebay. The last one sold for about $35.00. The opening title credits The Samuel Goldwyn Company before the Alexander Korda Films Inc. credit. The sound quality and picture quality are exceptional and this film must be only a couple of generations away from the master. There are a number of Vivian Leigh films still around on laser disc. Several of these were films made before she starred in Gone With the Wind.