"Flying Down to Zero" is one of Clark & McCullough's best films. Why? Because it has very little in the way of plot and is just nutty....which made it much more enjoyable than their other short.
The story begins with the boys tripping folks. Why? So they can get their attention and then sell them insurance policies! They accidentally do this to the man who owns the company (Bud Jamison). He's bad at first, but then gets them to help him get clients approved...even if they are in lousy health. Eddie Gribbon is their first, and he has no blood pressure at all...so it's their job to elevate it so he can pass the physical!
The film is simply non-stop...and if one gag doesn't work, they're soon on to the next. The frenetic pace is much like a Marx Brothers film....and I liked it.