william nigh direct this early 40 madcap comedy . morey amsterdam screenplay be cleverly funny and somewhat witty . the 56 minute film be fast pace with hardly a scene waste . newlywed webster ( james dunn ) and jackie ( florence rice ) spend their honeymoon in an old country home . along with a nervous chauffeur ( sam mcdaniel ) the couple meet the town executioner who have a fixation with noose . even before get to settle in while a coffin arrive carry the former owner and the spooked couple call the police . when the police chief ( jim toney ) arrive it be discover the coffin be now empty . before this situation can be deal with along come the believed deceased next of kin and a gang of jewel thief try to find a fortune in diamond hide in the house . this all become fodder for police chief bagwell attempt at write pulp fiction . dunn stupidity be somewhat funny while but mcdaniel ( the chauffeur ) steal the show . also in the cast be represent robert bice and eddy chandler and robert dudley and tony ward .