It's a love triangle story with Carole Lombard's character a hotel manicurist being pursued by both Fred MacMurray and one of her wealthy clients Ralph Bellamy. Bellamy is so persistent he deliberately sticks his hands in a flower pot's dirt only to have Carole clean them.
Marie Prevost plays Carole's best friend Nona; she's only in a few brief scenes, but she's really funny, as is William Demarest in another short role.
Directed by Mitchell Leisen. Very clever script with witty dialogue.
On DVD, part of the Carole Lombard Glamour Collection box set of 6 films.
I caught this about a year ago, and I thought it was adorable. For that reason, I was expecting a similar Lombard/MacMurray pairing in "Swing High, Swing Low" to be a great film. Sorry to say, that one wasn't anywhere near the caliber of this one. It never captured my interest.
ReplyDeleteThanks Patti for the feedback! I haven't seen Swing High yet, but would probably feel the same; I love this movie so much!
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