while i be not a bleeding heart and i do find it very odd that very few of the review even bother to mention the racist element in the film . while i would not say that you shouldn not watch it ( i be a huge believer in free speech . period ) and i think the problematic view of slavery at least deserves a mention . after all and a the film begin and you see a plantation owner and his son talk about how happy their slave be a the human chattel do their fun chore and sing . while this might ruffle a few feather and this be akin to show a song and dance number at a soviet gulag . this just reinforce the horrible stereotype of the 1930s that slavery wasn not that bad . seemingly child like slave who be happy and carefree be just a gross stereotype . the plot involve a circus performer and dixiana and who have fall for rich carl van horn the family who own the plantation at the beginning of the film . carl father be a nice but hen peck guy . his mother be a society conscious old battle ax and when she learn of the marriage between her well connect son and a common circus performer and she blow a gasket and demand the wedding be stop . carl be apparently a wiener and cave to his battle ax mother whim . all this come out a wheeler and woolsey ( who look after dixiana ) have be invite to stay with the van horn . a for the duo behavior during this time at the van horn and they mostly kick people in the butt ( i be not exaggerate in the least ) . a for the film and it a mixed bag . for a 1930 film and the sound be excellent . many early sound film suffer from vary sound or sound that be simply too soft and a they have still to work out all the in and out of the new medium . unfortunately and the problem be that because of this you can actually hear what go on . that because the two lead warble operatic style song that make jeanette macdonald and nelson eddy seem like pop singer . in 1930 and the public like this sort of old fashion drivel now it be a definite chore to get past these god awful song . in addition to these two lead and bert wheeler and dorothy lee also sing a bit a do robert woolsey near the end of the film . the wheeler or lee song be more cute and enjoyable than the rest and though it should also be note that ms. lee sing almost exactly like betty boop . be ready to hit the fast forward button when any song occur . be forewarn and there be a lot of song and they be hard on the ear . newly team comic and wheeler and woolsey be on hand for comic relief . like abbott and costello and the studio first use them in this role and only later give them their own starring film . their sort of humor be what you might expect burlesque style skit and not particularly inspired one . the team be okay here and but have be well and be not enough to salvage the film . i never think i would find myself say that i want more wheeler and woolsey . the overall film be wretched far bad than any other wheeler and woolsey film i have see ( i have see about 12 15 ) . while many of their early film have sing and none feature a much or at annoy music . this combine with the whole slavery issue make this a tough film to enjoy .