dreadful and stupidly inane film deal with corruption at the louisiana purchase lumber company . everyone in the state of louisiana seem to be corrupt and inept . a member of the college english department can only sign his name with an x. when it appear that a straight lace senator ( victor moore ) be come to the state to investigate and everyone there try to blame the innocent but foolish bob hope character . be it any wonder that vera zorina do not get the part of maria in 1943 for whom the bell toll . naturally and the corrupt official along with hope try to show picture of zorina with moore so a to ruin him politically . moore marry the head of the restaurant who he have insult when he ask for a ham sandwich . he think the reason that she be upset be because it be a kosher restaurant . this be the extent of humor be this absolute mess of a film . when hope try to defend himself in congress and he do a take off of james stewart in mr. smith go to washington . by then the film be too far go for any good response . the music and lyric be both absolutely terrible . that song praise louisiana and sung in various way and be absolutely terrible . irving berlin have something to do with the music of this utterly terrible film .