I must admit up front that although I have seen quite a few Wheeler and Woolsey films, I am not a huge fan. Most of this is because the quality of their films varied tremendously. A few were exceptional but too many were sub-par messes that just weren't all that funny. The quality of HALF SHOT AT SUNRISE is about average for the duo. It does have a few decent moments and is more likable than some of their later films (which tended to be duds) but the film also suffered from having too little plot. It consists of the boys being WWI soldiers and being AWOL. Much of their time is spent avoiding the MPs as well as Wheeler trying to make time with the Colonel's younger daughter. Towards the end of the film, the boys think that by doing an act of heroism that they'll be able to weasel out of being AWOL for so long and the film does have a clever ending that tied everything together well. Believe it or not, there really isn't any more to the film than this...other than a few songs thrown into the mix for good measure.
Pleasant but not one of the funnier comedies the team has made. Worth a look but not a must-see. And, since it's in the public domain, it may be downloaded at sites such at archive.org.
Pleasant but not one of the funnier comedies the team has made. Worth a look but not a must-see. And, since it's in the public domain, it may be downloaded at sites such at archive.org.