Captain John Elliott delivers his cargo and meets with Bryant Washburn for his payment. He's surprised when he's paid the $40,000 in cash, but Washburn is a crook. His henchmen steal the money. However, newspaperman Lawrence Grey takes the money, has his pal delicatessen manager Fuzzy Knight hide it in the bologna, and the rest of this movie is about their attempts to get the money back and Grey and the captain's daughter, Sheila Bromley, making nice and trying to get the money back where it belongs.
This is an action comedy. We can tell it's a comedy because of the large number of comics, including policeman Fred Kelsey. However, it's a thoroughly stupid story, because first, if they're going to steal the money back immediately, why bother using real money, and second, why don't the good guys, when they have a moment to spare, deposit the money in a bank and use checks? Albert Herman seems to direct everyone as if they're one of Paul Winchell's marionettes, with lots of eyebrow waggling.
All of this idiocy is understandable, because it's a Sam Katzman production. It's mildly surprising, because it's from a Peter Kyne story, and he was a pretty good writer. J. Farrell MacDonald is present as Grey's boss for a couple of days' work. I suppose he figured he could use the money.
This is an action comedy. We can tell it's a comedy because of the large number of comics, including policeman Fred Kelsey. However, it's a thoroughly stupid story, because first, if they're going to steal the money back immediately, why bother using real money, and second, why don't the good guys, when they have a moment to spare, deposit the money in a bank and use checks? Albert Herman seems to direct everyone as if they're one of Paul Winchell's marionettes, with lots of eyebrow waggling.
All of this idiocy is understandable, because it's a Sam Katzman production. It's mildly surprising, because it's from a Peter Kyne story, and he was a pretty good writer. J. Farrell MacDonald is present as Grey's boss for a couple of days' work. I suppose he figured he could use the money.