You could have William Powell and Myrna Loy read the Sunday comics on camera and it would be a hit. They are just too likeable for the viewer not to be engaged by their screen chemistry. However, I've seen most of the their screen pairings and this is my least favorite...but its still fun.
Powell is Charles, a bohemian director who lives in a small trailer. Loy is the pampered and controlling Margit, who tries to run her sister's life as well as everyone else's around her. Her sister, Irene (Florence Rice) is engaged to the milquetoast, Waldo (John Beal), who was handpicked for Irene by her mother and Margit is enforcing the marriage. Trouble comes when Margit believes Irene is falling in love with Charles against her, Margit's, wishes. This leads to the typical rom-com misunderstandings as Charles plays along to make his real love interest, Margit, jealous. Margit, for her part, despite trying to run him off, finds herself falling in love with him.
The supporting cast is superb. I'm not going to list them all here, but they do a fine job of adding to the proceedings and the confusion.
While most of the movie is pretty tame, the witty dialogue between Charles and Margit is reminiscent of Powell's and Loy's snarky digs at each other in the Thin Man movies. The end sequence of a wedding going on in Charles' trailer is a hoot. So many people are crammed inside the trailer, that no one can really move. A crowd forms outside and all h*ll breaks loose. Powell is hilarious as he keeps getting hit on the head.
Powell is Charles, a bohemian director who lives in a small trailer. Loy is the pampered and controlling Margit, who tries to run her sister's life as well as everyone else's around her. Her sister, Irene (Florence Rice) is engaged to the milquetoast, Waldo (John Beal), who was handpicked for Irene by her mother and Margit is enforcing the marriage. Trouble comes when Margit believes Irene is falling in love with Charles against her, Margit's, wishes. This leads to the typical rom-com misunderstandings as Charles plays along to make his real love interest, Margit, jealous. Margit, for her part, despite trying to run him off, finds herself falling in love with him.
The supporting cast is superb. I'm not going to list them all here, but they do a fine job of adding to the proceedings and the confusion.
While most of the movie is pretty tame, the witty dialogue between Charles and Margit is reminiscent of Powell's and Loy's snarky digs at each other in the Thin Man movies. The end sequence of a wedding going on in Charles' trailer is a hoot. So many people are crammed inside the trailer, that no one can really move. A crowd forms outside and all h*ll breaks loose. Powell is hilarious as he keeps getting hit on the head.