Eddie (Eddie Cantor) and Ricardo (Robert Young) get kicked out of college for a prank gone wrong, so Ricardo suggests they visit his family in Mexico. Along the way, a mishap at the bank sees Eddie mistaken as the getaway driver for bank robbers. Now wanted by the cops, he pretends to be the son of a very famous dead bullfighter in order to hide. Ricardo, meanwhile, discovers that his beloved, Anita (Ruth Hall), has been betrothed to Pancho (John Miljan), a different famous matador. Hijinks ensue.
Eddie Cantor was a big deal because of The Jazz Singer, but I don't really get the appeal. He's too old for this part (everyone in the movie is, honestly) and his schtick doesn't work for me. Lyda Roberti, however, is a scene-stealer as Anita's love-hungry best friend, and runs circles around Cantor in star quality. And the musical numbers are by Busby Berkeley, so they're great. You can see a very young Betty Grable and this is the debut of Jane Wyman as one of the Berkeley girls.
Overall, it's worth watching as long as you keep its age firmly in mind. It's streaming on Kanopy.
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