Charles Farrel and Janet Gaynor, the smile and simper team, have been recalled from a temporary limbo in order to be featured at the University in "The Man Who Came Back." Of course he had to go before he could return, so his rich, proud father had him shanghaied to Shanghai because he couldn't keep night clubs, blondes, and the bottle out of little Stevie's reach. Once there Stevie took a look at all that that quaint city had to offer in the way of gestures, and finally met up with his lost love who was occupying a bunk in a joss house.

They both feel somewhat sheepish on account of the lives they are leading, so they decide to fight their way tooth and nail back to the Good Life. True, it's uphill work because of Stevie's lingering desire for strong stimulants and Angle's frequent bouts with the pipe, but love, running true to form triumphs, and a year later finds them both ensconsed in the ancestral mansion. Neither Farrel nor Gaynor sing.

On the other hand The Gang Buster with Jack Oakie comes right out and calls itself a comedy. Oakie as a breezy, superstitious insurance agent feels it incumbent upon himself to rescue the daughter of a lawyer from the clutches of some gentlemen who out-Capone Capone. Gats, black-jacks, and, machine guns to the contrary the task is accomplished with the usual Oakiean touches. Those who like the young man in question, and rumor hath it that there be such, will enjoy the picture.

In his unobtrusive fashion Mickey Mouse steals the show.