You really could walk right by him, look right past him, and never even know he's there. He's Charlie Ruggles, the writer of a magazine who was once a star athlete in college and now the milquetoast of Manhattan. But the night out on the town with an old college chum (Eugene Palette) turns him into a tiger. So does the presence of his pretty secretary (Ann Dvorak) who isn't afraid of changing her rather risqué dress in front of him with the office shades opened and a rather prim and proper head secretary looking on in shock.
The tell-tale sign of his invisibility comes when he heads out to lunch and the counter man ignores him, Ruggles constantly repeating his order while other ruder customers keep getting the server's attention. When the counter man does finally notice him, Ruggles realizes its too late and just asks for his check. But with shady dealings going on behind the scenes of his editor's office, Ruggles may just end up being one to save the day.
The hulking Robert Barrat and the imperious Dorothy Tree play a Russian couple who interrupt Ruggles' planned evening alone with Dvorak, and who do you think Ruggles ends up in bed with? Berton Churchill plays the portly editor while Eugene Palette is seen briefly as Ruggles' pal. Thanks to Ruggles' light-hearted deadpan manner, this comedy is a step above the usual programmer level even though a lot of the plot entanglements end up being rather convoluted with just a wisp of clever dialog thrown in here and there.
The tell-tale sign of his invisibility comes when he heads out to lunch and the counter man ignores him, Ruggles constantly repeating his order while other ruder customers keep getting the server's attention. When the counter man does finally notice him, Ruggles realizes its too late and just asks for his check. But with shady dealings going on behind the scenes of his editor's office, Ruggles may just end up being one to save the day.
The hulking Robert Barrat and the imperious Dorothy Tree play a Russian couple who interrupt Ruggles' planned evening alone with Dvorak, and who do you think Ruggles ends up in bed with? Berton Churchill plays the portly editor while Eugene Palette is seen briefly as Ruggles' pal. Thanks to Ruggles' light-hearted deadpan manner, this comedy is a step above the usual programmer level even though a lot of the plot entanglements end up being rather convoluted with just a wisp of clever dialog thrown in here and there.