When the story begins, George (George Burns) comes upon a man lying on the pavement...presumably a victim of a traffic accident. However, while he's offering help to the guy, an ambulance arrives and takes GEORGE to the hospital. If you think that's dumb, wait until you see the hospital and it's goofy staff. The doctor is a complete incompetent and soon operates on poor George...'just to see if he needs an operation'! Things go from bad to worse when George's new nurse is Gracie (Gracie Allen) and the usual weird banter occurs.
This film is pretty typical of the Paramount shorts the team made during the early 1930s. But, fortunately, it does offer a bit to differentiate it...the dopey ambulance and the even dopier doctor. This helped make the film more fun as not all the pressure was on Gracie to carry the picture. Funny and enjoyable....an one of their better shorts.
By the way, this film featured one of the most tasteless jokes I've ever heard. It's about twins and triplets and is awful...but I did find myself laughing.
This film is pretty typical of the Paramount shorts the team made during the early 1930s. But, fortunately, it does offer a bit to differentiate it...the dopey ambulance and the even dopier doctor. This helped make the film more fun as not all the pressure was on Gracie to carry the picture. Funny and enjoyable....an one of their better shorts.
By the way, this film featured one of the most tasteless jokes I've ever heard. It's about twins and triplets and is awful...but I did find myself laughing.