Directed by:
Gordon DouglasCinematography:
Frank RedmanCast:
Eddie Cantor, Joan Davis, Allyn Joslyn, Charles Dingle, Sheldon Leonard, Douglas Fowley, Howard Freeman, Sig Ruman, Fritz Feld, Bobby Driscoll, Robert Clarke (more)Plots(1)
Sam and Suzie Parker are the heads of a family on entertainers who decide to call it quits and retire to open a Colonial Inn in a community very closely linked to the American Revolution. When their venture fails due to disagreements over the historical importance of the Parker's ancestors, they sell up and resign themselves to a bad job. However a chance discovery of a letter in the house shows that not only was their ancestor a major part of winning the revolution but he was owed money for arms that he supplied at the time. The Parkers head off to Washington to try and get Presidential support for their claim and are taken in by debt-ridden gambler Mike Garrett, who discovers that the Parkers may be owed billions by the Government. However the hope of riches bring the Parkers to the attention of Garrett's mobster acquaintances - and not in a good way. (official distributor synopsis)
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