- Film Review
- Reviewed By David Parkinson
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3 out of 5
Carole Lombard had always wanted to star in an Alfred Hitchcock film and, although situation comedy was far from Hitchcock's forte, he agreed to take the assignment as a favour for a friend. The result is this patchy farce in which Lombard (in her penultimate picture) and Robert Montgomery discover that their marriage is invalid and set about trying to outdo each other in their pleasure at being single. Even a screwball maestro such as Howard Hawks would have been pushed to do much with Norman Krasna's clunky script and Hitch's lack of interest is apparent. Lombard took over the director's chair for Hitch's obligatory cameo in which he plays a drunk asking Montgomery for money.
Plot Summary
Romantic comedy starring Carole Lombard and Robert Montgomery. Ann and David Smith are a happily married couple, or at least they think they are. When a state boundary change renders their marriage void, David discovers that Ann is uncertain about their future together.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Ann Smith
- Carole Lombard
- David Smith
- Robert Montgomery
- Jeff
- Gene Raymond
- Chuck
- Jack Carson
- Mr Custer
- Philip Merivale
- Mrs Custer
- Lucile Watson
- Sammy
- William Tracy
- Mr Deever
- Charles Halton
- Mrs Krausheimer
- Esther Dale
- Martha
- Emma Dunn
- Gertie
- Betty Compson
- Gloria
- Patricia Farr
Crew
- Director
- Alfred Hitchcock
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