When a major newspaper accuses wealthy socialite Connie Allenbury of being a home-wrecker, and she files a multi-million-dollar libel lawsuit, the publication's frazzled head editor, Warren Haggerty, must find a way to turn the tables on her. Soon Haggerty's harried fiancée, Gladys Benton, and his dashing friend Bill Chandler are in on a scheme that aims to discredit Connie, with amusing and unexpected results.
Acting
Powell and Loy's chemistry is illegally good.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it'll cut you.
Direction
Conway keeps four stars orbiting without collision.
Director
Jack Conway
Jean Harlow
Gladys Benton
William Powell
William 'Bill' Stephens Chandler
Myrna Loy
Constance 'Connie' Allenbury
Spencer Tracy
Warren Haggerty
Walter Connolly
James B. Allenbury
Charley Grapewin
Hollis Bane
Cora Witherspoon
Mrs. Burns-Norvell
E. E. Clive
Fishing Instructor
Bunny Beatty
Barbara 'Babs' Burns-Norvell
Otto Yamaoka
Ching
Charles Trowbridge
Graham
Spencer Charters
McCall the Magistrate
George Chandler
Bellhop
William Benedict
Joe
Hal K. Dawson
Harvey Allen
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Harlow was genuinely ill during production; Powell's tenderness in their scenes wasn't entirely acting.
This was the only film to pair all four MGM giants — the studio's ultimate flex before the code tightened.
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