Shame
It's a shame that the only comments here on this film are concerning the DVD set it's contained in. How about talking about the film itself?
shareOkay, How about how shocking it is that Lou killed the horse? I mean did they have to go that far? If the poor horse had to die for reasons of plot, couldn't they find another way than to lay the burden on Lou? I'm an animal lover myself and and I would feel sick if I accidentally caused an animal's death.
Couldn't they just let Lou think he killed the poor horse and then redeem him at the end by finding out that something else killed the horse?
Yes, that was shocking, but it's also very different from the expected, which is a good thing. If you think about it, having it turn out that something else killed the horse instead of Lou's mistake is a contrivance -- the only purpose being to completely absolve Lou's character. Also, pathos was a very big part of Lou Costello's schtick. He often played the little guy that innocently got into trouble. Also, since the death of the horse was not intentional, why does Lou need to be "redeemed"? Redemption indicates a willful action, not a mistake.
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