Harold
Lloyd stars in this charming, unpredictable, and oft hilarious pugilistic
comedy as a barely competent milkman who is conned in to becoming a boxer by an
unscrupulous manager (Adolphe Menjou) – aided by his hired muscle (the
scene-stealing Lionel Stander) – after he publicly humiliates the world middleweight
champion Speed McFarland (William Gargan) with his remarkable ducking skills
(honed over a lifetime of being bullied). The delightful Helen Mack plays his
sister, who falls for said fallen champine,
and in so doing complicates all of their relationships considerably. Complicating
matters further is love interest Dorothy Wilson, whose attentions begin to wane
as the unlikely fighter becomes ever cockier with his unexpected and, indeed,
unearned success, which comes about after he wins a series of fights thrown in
order to set up a big-money showdown with McFarland. Recommended.
