An acclaimed actor and his equally acclaimed actress wife, who have been married for less than a year, are already showing signs of strain in their marriage. The actor believes his wife is capable of infidelity and sets out to prove this is so. Disguising himself as the kind of man he believes she fancies (a Russian military officer), the actor woos his wife while she believes her husband to be out of town.
Acting
Lunt and Fontanne's real marriage electrifies every scene.
Writing
Molnár's razor-sharp dialogue cuts through 90 years effortlessly.
Director
Sidney Franklin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lunt and Fontanne were Broadway royalty; this was their only film together because they hated Hollywood.
This pre-Code gem sneaks remarkably frank sexuality past censors just before the Hays Code crackdown.
US
