Courting Trouble

I appreciated the review by boblipton here on IMDB, as he astutely points out that "Courting Trouble" is a remake of the full-length Harry Langdon film, "The Chaser". While I have seen "The Chaser" years ago, the connection wasn't noticed until I read boblipton's review....and he's 100% right, it is a remake...and a not particularly inspired one. One of the biggest problems is that even the original story wasn't very good....so why bother remaking it?!

When the story begins, Charlie (Charlie Murray) is fighting with his overbearing mother-in-law. The old battleaxe lives with Charlie and his wife and she orders Charlie about as if she's his wife. Charlie wants to go out to the lodge meeting with his pals...and the mother-in-law insists he stay home. An argument (which is way overdone) results but Charlie is able to get away thanks to a friend who pretends to be a cop.

The next day, Charlie hasn't come home, as he was out carousing and was arrested. The wife and awful mother-in-law talk to the judge about this and the judge announces he's going to teach Charlie a lesson...and sentences him to stay home, dress as a woman and do all the housework!

This plot is absolutely ludicrous....and not even in a funny way. It's just a bad plot. While I did enjoy seeing Murray dressed as a lady (he pulled it off awfully convincingly), the story isn't even second-rate. Not exactly a must-see, this film is strictly for patient fans of old time comedy.