It's a setup used in more than one 1930s comedy: the once-prosperous family living in a huge house and enjoying expensive tastes but going broke fast. In this case, Grant Mitchell is the perpetually exasperated husband and Billie Burke his slightly wacky wife.
One grown daughter is serious-minded and about to be married, while the other daughter is wild and fun-loving and does crazy things like dragging home Buster Crabbe in swimming trunks.
Joan Marsh and Gloria Shea are fine as the contrasting daughters; Reginald Denny is solid as always as Marsh's wealthy fiancé, who may bring some much-needed cash into the family; Edna May Oliver is hilarious as the polo-playing grandmother.
The plot starts out slowly but picks up steam with the arrival of Marian Nixon as Cousin Arabella, who talks nonstop and stirs up trouble on multiple fronts.
Despite lots of fast talk, there really isn't that much great dialog...however, the characters do grow on you, especially the nutty but charming Marian Nixon and persistent fiancé Reginald Denny.
It's nothing too exciting but it's certainly pleasant enough...and Crabbe's surprising bit at the end really is cute.
One grown daughter is serious-minded and about to be married, while the other daughter is wild and fun-loving and does crazy things like dragging home Buster Crabbe in swimming trunks.
Joan Marsh and Gloria Shea are fine as the contrasting daughters; Reginald Denny is solid as always as Marsh's wealthy fiancé, who may bring some much-needed cash into the family; Edna May Oliver is hilarious as the polo-playing grandmother.
The plot starts out slowly but picks up steam with the arrival of Marian Nixon as Cousin Arabella, who talks nonstop and stirs up trouble on multiple fronts.
Despite lots of fast talk, there really isn't that much great dialog...however, the characters do grow on you, especially the nutty but charming Marian Nixon and persistent fiancé Reginald Denny.
It's nothing too exciting but it's certainly pleasant enough...and Crabbe's surprising bit at the end really is cute.