A rakish fellow involves himself with a married woman. Later his secretary endeavors to win him away with the promise of a more stable relationship. The rake is tempted, but then decides he prefers the married woman, which is fine with her husband who has an eye for the secretary.
Acting
Otto Kruger's louche charm carries the whole ridiculous enterprise.
Costume
Nancy Carroll's gowns scream 'I can afford this scandal.'
Director
Frank Tuttle
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pre-Code Hollywood (1930-1934) got away with infidelity plots that vanished under the Hays Code—this film barely squeaked through before moral crackdowns began.
Nigel Bruce later became cinema's most beloved bumbling Watson opposite Basil Rathbone's Sherlock Holmes—hard to square with his cuckold husband energy here.
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