Fit for a King

Joe E. Brown is a would-be reporter, dubbing himself "Scoops." When he is assigned to cover a back woods kingdom, the news keeps flowing about the newly crowned queen, Helen Mack; Brown is continually outwitted by fellow reporter Paul Kelly.

It's one of the movies produced by David Loew after he lured Brown away, and it's a pretty good one, with Brown being a self-important go-getter who has a lot to learn -- and learns it. Brown offers a lot of his trademark shtick and athleticism, and director Eddie Sedgwick provides some nice gags. Although Miss Mack has little to do except be charming, there are lots of other people who have even less to do, including Harry Davenport, Halliwell Hobbes, Robert Warwick, and Russell Hicks.... although John Qualen has a nice bit as a bicycle repair man called upon to fix the telephone.