A wealthy woman meets a bum on a park bench and marries him the same evening.A wealthy woman meets a bum on a park bench and marries him the same evening.A wealthy woman meets a bum on a park bench and marries him the same evening.
Wilson Benge
- Jordan's Butler
- (uncredited)
George Cooper
- $50 Passerby
- (uncredited)
Richard Cramer
- $35 Passerby
- (uncredited)
Jack Daley
- Quarter Passerby
- (uncredited)
Charles Dorety
- Fifty-Cent Passerby
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaOverton is supposed to be flat broke and homeless, but he's wearing an immaculate three-piece suit and tie and is freshly shaved. (Loy is also well-dressed in a fur-trimmed suit, but she's only pretending.) As was so often the case at MGM, Louis B. Mayer loathed the depiction of poverty.
- GoofsThe neon sign over the gaming establishment is Play Palace, but the sign painted on the glass over the front door is Play Place, both identifications appearing in the same shot, at the same time, as the couple drives out with their new car. This identical shot, but shortened to end before the car appears, is used again in Third Finger, Left Hand (1940), also starring Myrna Loy who apparently visits the Play Palace again, this time with Melvyn Douglas.
- Quotes
Cora Jordan: Bill!
Bill Overton: [Asleep] Hmmmm?
Cora Jordan: I don't know where we are. Do you?
Bill Overton: Hmmmm.
[Wakes up, startled]
Bill Overton: It looks like a hotel!
Cora Jordan: Look outside and see if we're still in America.
- ConnectionsReferences Slave Ship (1937)
- SoundtracksYou Are My Lucky Star
(1935) (uncredited)
Music by Nacio Herb Brown
Lyrics by Arthur Freed
Played by an Organ Grinder
Reprised twice by the orchestra at George's
Incorporated into the score often
Featured review
Script Fails the Stars
This comedy has about 15 minutes of charming banter between Myrna Loy and Robert Taylor. For a time, she displays some of the same light-hearted romping spirit that made her famous in the Thin Man movies. But the plot, which is silly to begin with (heiress decides to make it on her own, leaves wealthy home, meets a bum and they gamble and sweet talk their way into great fun), takes a somewhat dramatic ("is that all there is") turn in the end.
Actually, for 1939, the script identifies a pretty mature marital conflict: she longs for security and he longs for the spontaneous, irresponsible thrills that made them fall in love in the first place. How do you compromise? Well, after raising the question, this movie sure doesn't tell us! It should have stuck to the levity and the lunacy. Still, if you're a fan of Taylor or Loy, it's worth 90 minutes of your time.
Actually, for 1939, the script identifies a pretty mature marital conflict: she longs for security and he longs for the spontaneous, irresponsible thrills that made them fall in love in the first place. How do you compromise? Well, after raising the question, this movie sure doesn't tell us! It should have stuck to the levity and the lunacy. Still, if you're a fan of Taylor or Loy, it's worth 90 minutes of your time.
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- $589,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 22 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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