It's a Joke, Son!

When an egotistical but dim-witted southern aristocrat (Kenny Delmar) runs into financial trouble, his wife (Una Merkel) decides to help by running for state senate. But when he threatens to mess things up, she resorts to having him kidnapped-for everyone's own good! Delmar originally created his character, Senator Claghorn, for radio program the Fred Allen Show. It also inspired the creation of Looney Tunes cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn!