It's always a gamble to pair on screen lovers, but here, the gamble doesn't quite take off. When the future Della Street meets the future Marcus Welby M.D., you expect magic to strike, but unfortunately, it's not as strong as you would think it would be. Indeed, Robert Young and Barbara Hale are a beautiful pair, but she shares more chemistry with Frank Morgan who plays her grandfather then she does with Robert Young who plays her gambling husband. Ironically, Young shares an interesting chemistry with Morgan and the other character actors in this romantic comedy than he does with Hale, otherwise, I would have been rooting for them to fix their marriage long before the end of the film.
This starts with flashbacks to various ages of Morgan and Hale's family, with them as grandfather and granddaughter in each segment and him taking a gamble which fails. One gamble that doesn't fail is Morgan setting the two up in modern times, even though Tales modern character has an aversion to gambling. she finds out on her honeymoon after making him promise to quit gambling that you can't quit, even though it's a complete misunderstanding. She files for divorce and he tries to win her back, and for some reason, she ends up behind the roulette wheel.
Among the supporting cast are veteran character actors James Gleason and Harry Davenport, as well as stage comic Ted Hart in a very funny role as a Lou Costello like character who has an interesting technique while gambling, and Lloyd Corrigan and Dick Elliot in minor parts.. Douglas Morrow is appropriately sleazy as the shady attorney who convinces Hale to hire her to represent her in her divorce. The film has some amusing moments thanks to the funny man in the supporting cast and some outlandish situations, but goes on far too long, and like a gambler who keeps going back for more, it outwheres its welcome.
This starts with flashbacks to various ages of Morgan and Hale's family, with them as grandfather and granddaughter in each segment and him taking a gamble which fails. One gamble that doesn't fail is Morgan setting the two up in modern times, even though Tales modern character has an aversion to gambling. she finds out on her honeymoon after making him promise to quit gambling that you can't quit, even though it's a complete misunderstanding. She files for divorce and he tries to win her back, and for some reason, she ends up behind the roulette wheel.
Among the supporting cast are veteran character actors James Gleason and Harry Davenport, as well as stage comic Ted Hart in a very funny role as a Lou Costello like character who has an interesting technique while gambling, and Lloyd Corrigan and Dick Elliot in minor parts.. Douglas Morrow is appropriately sleazy as the shady attorney who convinces Hale to hire her to represent her in her divorce. The film has some amusing moments thanks to the funny man in the supporting cast and some outlandish situations, but goes on far too long, and like a gambler who keeps going back for more, it outwheres its welcome.