Ulcer-ridden hanging judge Edward Everett Horton and wife Gladys George go on a vacation for his nerves. Their plans fail to come off when they find themselves in a den of thieves. The thieves, however, mistake him for a big, lone-wolf operator and ask for his help. He decides to help them to be honest.
It's a remake of Jean Boyer's CIRCONSTANCES ATTENUANTES and I regret to inform you that is a much better movie, because of Michel Simon in the same role as Horton; as much as I enjoy Horton, no one is a better comically monstrous performer than Simon. However, the character is rewritten for Horton, and he offers his usual excellent comedy performance. So by all means enjoy this, but see if you can find the other movie.
It's a remake of Jean Boyer's CIRCONSTANCES ATTENUANTES and I regret to inform you that is a much better movie, because of Michel Simon in the same role as Horton; as much as I enjoy Horton, no one is a better comically monstrous performer than Simon. However, the character is rewritten for Horton, and he offers his usual excellent comedy performance. So by all means enjoy this, but see if you can find the other movie.