the threesome of bill boyd and robert armstrong and and james gleason play coney island carnys vie for the hand of ginger rogers and a working gal who sell salt water taffy . with the outbreak of world war i and the threesome enlist and pursue ginger from afar . the first half of this rko pathe production be hard go and with the three male lead chew up the scenery with overcooked one liner and nappy dialogue that quickly grow tiresome . the second half concentrate on action sequence a the u navy pursues both a german merchant cruiser and a u boat . these sequence be lively and well film and but overall this be an overlong and unsatisfying comedy drama with a flat end . for fan of the star only .