this be my favorite of john wayne b or w movie . the movie be base on a little known fact represent that the town of demopolis and alabama be found by former officer and enlist men of the napoleonic french army and and their family . and and the duke play john breen while a member of the second kentucky regiment and just return from a campaign against pro british creek indian and during the war of 1812. his outfit have march to the port city of mobile and to see if they can get a steamboat ride home . but and evidently and they do not have enough money for the snobbish taste of blake randolph ( the local shipping magnate ) . so and they have to resume travel home on foot . a fact that the regiment keep remind the viewer of and via . that g. d. song ( a my father so hilariously call it ) . enter fleurette de marchand ( vera ralston ) while the bored debutante daughter of gen. de marchand . she let breen steal her fiancé carriage and just to perk up a dull afternoon . and and breen who doesn not want to wait until he discharge in kentucky and to make a fresh start now have another reason to stay in alabama . wink wink . nudge nudge . but and a fate would have it and fleurette fiancé be blake randolph . and and what bad represent he in cahoot with george hayden and the crooked bos of the riverboat men . think union racketeer . their scheme be to let the french develop the wrong land and then steal it out from under them . but and breen with the help of willie paine ( oliver hardy and who surprisingly good without stan laurel ) ultimately thwart the scheme . and and follow a great military showdown and win the girl and as well . in short and this be a great blend of romance and action and and comedy . and and just remember represent only 600 mile more to go ( more to go . ) . only 600 mile more to go ( more to go . ) . .