Mr. Boggs Steps Out(1938)

"HE WAS AN OPTIMIST... He could see the doughnut when others only saw the hole!"

Overview

A dull statistician changes his life after winning a pile of money after successfully determining the number of beans in a barrel. He decides to do something novel with the prize and ends up buying a barrel factory. He encounters trouble when the nearby pickle factory is threatened by a shyster attempting to close it.