George Burns gets more than he bargained for when he goes into a department store and gets the worst customer service possible. Two clerks gossiping ignore him then treat him with contempt when he insists on service. Another clerk cuts the tie he's wearing in half to match it. That's just the appetizer in this one reeler where the rest of the time with the deliciously dizzy Gracie Allen who's been there for five years and confuses a tie with a pie. The conversation switches to her studies, leading to a flirtation and more aggravation. Burns dominates the non Gracie scenes, but she's off, it's all in her court, including a rather forgettable song that she manages to make tolerable.
Review of Fit to Be Tied
