A bumbling tramp's wholesome heart chases a home with a young woman, despite constant, whimsical setbacks.
Satirical, with wholesome humor. A comfort watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.
Streaming on Prime Video, Max, Criterion, Kanopy (free) and YouTube (free).
It stays inside its G, with no swearing and nothing scary.
Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated G.
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A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...
Yes. It lands on a happy note.
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