Rich, scatterbrained Emily Kilbourne (Billie Burke) has the habit of bringing in down-on-their-luck, homeless men to help them much to the disgust of her husband and children. They usually rob her blind and leave. Then Wade Rawlins (Brian Aherne) who just LOOKS down and out enters her life and she invites him in and he starts to change the whole family...for the better.
The plot IS predictable but this is still a very funny screwball comedy. The script is great with one liners flying fast and furious. The entire cast is up for it--Burke is just great and received an Oscar nomination for her performance; Aherne is just OK; Constance Bennett is wonderful as Jerry who falls for Rawlins and Alan Mowbray has some very funny sequences as the family butler. Catchy title tune too (also nominated for an Oscar).
The romance between Bennett is Aherne is a bit too predictable and there's a very rushed ending. Also an offensive black stereotype is thrown in at the end. Still this is a fast, funny, wonderful film that deserves to be better known. Recommended.
Good luck finding a good print--the only one available is in terrible condition.
The plot IS predictable but this is still a very funny screwball comedy. The script is great with one liners flying fast and furious. The entire cast is up for it--Burke is just great and received an Oscar nomination for her performance; Aherne is just OK; Constance Bennett is wonderful as Jerry who falls for Rawlins and Alan Mowbray has some very funny sequences as the family butler. Catchy title tune too (also nominated for an Oscar).
The romance between Bennett is Aherne is a bit too predictable and there's a very rushed ending. Also an offensive black stereotype is thrown in at the end. Still this is a fast, funny, wonderful film that deserves to be better known. Recommended.
Good luck finding a good print--the only one available is in terrible condition.