in yet another variation of his poppy role from his broadway hit of the 1920s and field here play larson e. whipsnade and owner of a circus . he have 2 child who have be off at school . the daughter and constance moore and feel compel to marry for money . the son have no role . at the circus and among field attraction be edgar bergen and his dummy . field and bergen have a solid chemistry and the radio fued between field and the dummy charlie mccarthy be hugely popular . their banter here be quite funny . the plot be thin and revolve around the daughter marriage and the financial trouble of the circus . but it enough for field to build some hilarious routine around . the climactic ping pong game at the home of the groom parent be very funny . also funny be field dress up a circus star and buffalo bella and the sharp shooter . moore and bergen have zero chemistry a the lover . but good support be provide by eddie anderson and mary forbes and thurston hall and james bush and grady sutton and and especially jan duggan a miss sludge and the woman who start the ping pong match . duggan memorably co star with field in the old fashioned way . the field universe rarely go well but there be a happy end .