Austrian refugee (Hedy Lamarr) asks a penniless writer (James Stewart) to marry her so she won't be deported. Needing money badly, he agrees. Soon he finds himself in love with her (who can blame him?) and wants the marriage to be real. The problem is she's already in a relationship -- with a married man (Ian Hunter).
This was a pleasant surprise. A sweet, likable romantic movie. This would be called a chick flick today. What's perhaps most surprising about it is that it's pretty non-judgmental for a movie made under the Hays Code involving things like skirting immigration laws and committing adultery. It's all handled with tact and understanding. The only 'bad' character in the movie is Ian Hunter's and even he's played mostly for laughs. Jimmy and Hedy do a fantastic job and have a real, believable chemistry. Adeline de Walt Reynolds steals the show as Jimmy's dear old grandmother. A lovely, heart-warming type of film that will surely leave a smile on your face.
This was a pleasant surprise. A sweet, likable romantic movie. This would be called a chick flick today. What's perhaps most surprising about it is that it's pretty non-judgmental for a movie made under the Hays Code involving things like skirting immigration laws and committing adultery. It's all handled with tact and understanding. The only 'bad' character in the movie is Ian Hunter's and even he's played mostly for laughs. Jimmy and Hedy do a fantastic job and have a real, believable chemistry. Adeline de Walt Reynolds steals the show as Jimmy's dear old grandmother. A lovely, heart-warming type of film that will surely leave a smile on your face.