mark.waltz Stunning sets and some truly hysterical moments highlight this operetta spoof which takes Laurel and Hardy back to what they had done three times before, top bill in enlarged supporting parts as the attraction that the producers knew would bring the audiences in. They are incompetent mouse trap salesmen who create more harm as they try to make a living than make a sale. As a result of their stupidity, they end up as equally incompetent handymen who create more chaos than getting things done, all with hysterical results, almost preventing operetta writer Walter Woolf King from completing his intended masterpiece.The Swiss Alp setting is stunning, highlighted in the classic comedy scene where laurel and Hardy spoof "The Music Box" when they try to deliver a piano across a Swiss mountain range with their way blocked by the strange sudden appearance by a gorilla. Laurel befriends a St. Bernard and gets drunk off a keg of rum; an organ filled with soap suds, making its own kind of music, and they pretty much turn an entire house into Swiss cheese while trying to sell one of their mousetraps. The operetta songs are pretty upbeat, but a few gags don't seem to land as well as they could have. Fine support by Eric Blore adds charm, and the musical numbers are pretty lavish. It was one of my favorites as a kid, but really hasn't stood the test of time as well as I thought it would.

greggt89 being a fan of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy for as long as i can remember. i have seen all of their films from Lucky Dog up to the dire Atoll K and this is in my top five favourite Laurel and Hardy films of all time.Stan and Ollie play mouse trap salesman who get riped off by a cheese salesman and must pay off their debt by working at a local hotel. there are many funny moments in this film including the fire scene (once you see this film you will know what i mean) but there are a lot of boring songs that spoil the comedy of Stan and Ollie but apart from that a classic piece of vintage comedy.watch this and enjoy!

Boba_Fett1138 This is by no means the best full length Laurel & Hardy picture but there is still plenty to enjoy here. Many people have issues with this movie but there basically is very little wrong with the movie itself. Therefor this movie is perhaps a bit too under-appreciated by most.It's not the funniest Laurel & Hardy movie but at least its story is enjoyable enough and has plenty of entertainment value in it. Of course Laurel & Hardy were already over their top in 1938 but there were some moments in this movie which reminded me of their glory days, from back in the late '20's till the mid-'30's. I'm talking about the moments when the boys are drilling holes in the floor, when they have to do the dishes and when they have to push a piano across a canyon. The movie is filled with moments which reminded me of their best years, that were unfortunately already behind them when they made this movie. The movie has some memorable moments in it and the movie is consistent enough to consider this movie a watchable as well as a very enjoyable one, that unfortunately can not conceal that the two boys already had their best years behind them though.I never really understood why long Laurel & Hardy movies always also had a serious subplot-line it, which always involved serious characters played by actors why play their roles in a non-comical way. The entire love story of the movie with the more serious characters certainly does no good to the movie its entertainment value or pace. Surely the movie would had been better if more characters and subplots were erased from the script. I mean when you already have 2 characters such as Laurel and Hardy, you just don't need no other characters who play a just as prominent role in the movie as the two boys. It only works distracting, since we never really get to care about any of those characters and are only interested in the faith, antics and silly situations the two boys get themselves into.A not entirely successful- but still a very enjoyable late Laurel & Hardy picture that deserves some more credit.7/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

Robert Ward Inane "plot" involving the inept duo as mousetrap salesmen in Switzerland; the studio apparently decided the film needed some romantic interest, but if you ignore that (as you should) there is some classic gags. The one with the gorilla and the piano, and Stan and the St Bernard are personal favourites!