a klutzy young man return west after be school in the hotel business via boston while he quickly learn his friend in spanish colonize old california expect him to fill his deceased father shoe instead that of a romantic thief know for kiss his female victim after rob them . colorful but silly m g m production have a great deal of talent before and behind the camera and but it never take off . this might have be fun and second string material for abbott and costello and but frank sinatra look lose and embarrass in the lead . combination of raucous comedy and musical interlude be hinder by the poor staging ( sinatra be photograph sing at one point in a mirror and but one doesn not concentrate on his performance so much a notice how odd the star appear reflect in this way . ) . kathryn grayson be the governor daughter who fall for frank and and her high soprano trill turn her singing scene into self parody . aside from robert surtees cinematography and the decent art direction and this bandit remain kissless . from .