An interesting cast tries to keep this comedy afloat and on course, but the story is riddled with inconsistencies and irrelevancies. The plot is preposterous.
Author Kenneth Bixby (George Brent) has just become engaged to his secretary Anne Rogers (Ann Sheridan), when a former flame shows up. He does not even remember her at first, but for some reason he seems determined to sneak off with the nutty woman, even after discovering she is married. Then the slighted husband shows up and a flock of attorneys starts hovering, looking for lucrative lawsuits.
Brent plays it for screwball, as do most of the cast. Sheridan, though, is pragmatic, sarcastic, and sophisticated. She holds the entire production together. This beauty's career was too short and underappreciated. Without Ann Sheridan, this film would have been a noisy, noxious mess. As it is, it deserves watching; just don't expect "The Philadelphia Story". Besides, this story takes place in Cleveland.
Author Kenneth Bixby (George Brent) has just become engaged to his secretary Anne Rogers (Ann Sheridan), when a former flame shows up. He does not even remember her at first, but for some reason he seems determined to sneak off with the nutty woman, even after discovering she is married. Then the slighted husband shows up and a flock of attorneys starts hovering, looking for lucrative lawsuits.
Brent plays it for screwball, as do most of the cast. Sheridan, though, is pragmatic, sarcastic, and sophisticated. She holds the entire production together. This beauty's career was too short and underappreciated. Without Ann Sheridan, this film would have been a noisy, noxious mess. As it is, it deserves watching; just don't expect "The Philadelphia Story". Besides, this story takes place in Cleveland.