George encounters two talkative salesgirls who won't stop talking to each other even after he keeps saying, "I want to buy a tie." He then encounters a salesman who cuts the tie he's wearing to match the one he wants to buy! Then he encounters Gracie and the conversation turns from wanting to buy a tie to asking to guess a word that starts with "W" to George asking Gracie for a date with Gracie replying, "Not tonight, I'm expecting a headache!" He then encounters another saleswoman who mistakes his request for a tie for a towel! He then encounters Gracie at another counter who then sings about how tame people think she is but really how wild she is! Just then George and Gracie break character and mention they don't have much time to go. Gracie suggests telling the pineapple story but George says that would get them off forever so they simply wave to the camera and say goodbye! Amusing first (I'm guessing) short for Burns and Allen. If they seem nervous during their first film, they hardly show it. Allen, especially, seems fine here. Worth seeing for Burns and Allen fans.
Review of Fit to Be Tied
