Happily married for three years, Ann and David Smith live in New York. One morning Ann asks David if he had to do it over again, would he marry her? To her shock, he answers, "No". Later that day, they separately discover that, due to a legal complication, they are not legally married.
Acting
Lombard and Montgomery's chemistry crackles—she's luminous, he's infuriatingly charming.
Direction
Hitchcock's only pure comedy, and he clearly had a blast breaking his own rules.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need stitches. The 'no' that launches a thousand schemes.
Director
Alfred Hitchcock
Carole Lombard
Ann
Robert Montgomery
David
Gene Raymond
Jeff
Jack Carson
Chuck
Philip Merivale
Mr. Custler
Lucile Watson
Mrs. Custler
William Tracy
Sammy
Charles Halton
Mr. Deever
Esther Dale
Mrs. Krausheimer
Emma Dunn
Martha
Betty Compson
Gertie
Patricia Farr
Gloria
William Edmunds
Proprietor Lucy's
Pamela Blake
Lily
Alfred Hitchcock
Man Passing David Smith on Street (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hitchcock later called this his least favorite film and claimed he only did it as a favor to Lombard—though many suspect he's being characteristically self-deprecating.
This was part of Hollywood's 1930s-40s 'comedy of remarriage' craze, where couples had to divorce and reunite because censorship wouldn't allow happy marriages to be interesting.
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