My Son, the Hero

....come to think of it, straight comedy might not have been Edgar G. Ulmer's forte.

It's a great example of one thing I love about Poverty Row, seeing leading parts from actors who wouldn't get to shine anywhere else. The whole thing just works. It moves fast and is cute. It's light but still retains Ulmer's fascination with downtrodden characters. Some of it falls flat, like everything with the cook, but overall it felt like they had fun making it. I guess it's nothing to seek out, but it's a pretty good way to kill an hour on a rainy afternoon.