Released in the midst of the Hoover/Roosevelt campaign, this political comedy is an irresistible candidate for California revival before November's election. Political figures don't come any dimmer than this "dark horse" gubernatorial aspirant, played with perfect idiocy by bald Guy Kibbee as Zachary Hicks, whose first inspired proposal is to abolish capital punishment in a state which abolished it six months earlier. His fast-talking campaign manager is Warner Brothers' perennially sleazy professional, Warren William, whose idea for a slogan is "Sure he's dumb-but he's honest!" Faithful secretary Bette Davis has her work cut out keeping him one step ahead of the sheriff (to whom William, given all the best lines, says, "You can't arrest me; why your very appearance is a misdemeanor"). Since Hicks can't plagiarize Lincoln at every whistle-stop, he is prompted to answer each question with a thoughtfully hesitant "Yes..and then again, no." Afterall, as his own campaign manager observes, "Every time he opens his mouth he subtracts from the sum total of human knowledge." Scott Simmon