Magazine editor Margot Sherwood Merrick (Myrna Loy) often gets hit on. She insists that a single woman could never climb the corporate ladder and even invents a South American husband Tony Merrick in order to survive. It's their fake one year anniversary. She goes to meet a friend on a passenger ship and instead gets involved with art dealer Jeff Thompson (Melvyn Douglas). He uncovers her secret while on their date. Soon he's pretending to be Tony Merrick in front of her family and friends.
This is a light comedy that is driven by the Loy Douglas chemistry. The premise is a bit silly. The stakes are fairly low. The stakes could be higher if she costs him that business deal. He could do the prank as a more real revenge. The stakes would be elevated. No matter the case, Margot's plan doesn't make much sense. Why can't they get a fake divorce? It's a silly premise to begin with. It gets sillier and lighter as it goes. Of course, they go to Niagara Falls. The comedy is able to maintain its level due to the expertise of the legendary duo but it isn't able to rise.
This is a light comedy that is driven by the Loy Douglas chemistry. The premise is a bit silly. The stakes are fairly low. The stakes could be higher if she costs him that business deal. He could do the prank as a more real revenge. The stakes would be elevated. No matter the case, Margot's plan doesn't make much sense. Why can't they get a fake divorce? It's a silly premise to begin with. It gets sillier and lighter as it goes. Of course, they go to Niagara Falls. The comedy is able to maintain its level due to the expertise of the legendary duo but it isn't able to rise.