The shop girl Emmy Grant meets the handsome doorman John Patrick O'Ryan outside of a theater and she is convinced that he is her true love. O'Ryan is a zealous medical student, soon to be a pediatrician, and is oblivious to Emmy's frantic attempts to gain his attention. O'Ryan is totally focused on babies. Undaunted, she 'borrows' a baby and a buggy, determined to catch O'Ryan.
Acting
Irene Hervey's manic determination carries the absurd premise
Costume
Depression-era shopgirl glam that screams aspirational
Writing
Pre-Code sass sliding under the Hays Code radar
Director
Bert Lytell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during the brief 'pre-Code' window before strict Hays Code enforcement, this film gets away with surprisingly suggestive chase-and-capture dynamics that would vanish from Hollywood romances for decades.
Director Bert Lytell was primarily a silent film star making his directorial debut; this was one of only three films he ever directed.
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