First of three "Taxi Comedy" films from Hal Roach featuring William Bendix, Joe Sawyer, and Grace Bradley playing the same characters. The other two are The McGuerins from Brooklyn (1942) and Taxi, Mister (1943).
Jonathan McFeeder proclaims 'Lead on, Macduff!' after being invited by McGuerin to have a drink. The phrase is an often misquoted line from the Shakespeare play 'MacBeth.' The original wording, 'Lay on, Macduff,' was actually a challenge to fight, based on the context of the conversation between MacBeth and Macduff, who were adversaries in the story. Since the time of Shakespeare, the quote has morphed into 'Lead on ...' to indicate that one will gladly follow another's invitation. McGuerin's response indicates he is clueless about the expression.
Remake of another Hal Roach's production: the short comedy 'Come Clean' (1931), with Stan Laurel and Olivier Hardy.
One of the "Streamliner" short features from Hal Roach Studios made to fill the bottom half of a double bill.
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