A working girl rises in an ad agency after impressing a baby-food client with her lifelike dolls.A working girl rises in an ad agency after impressing a baby-food client with her lifelike dolls.A working girl rises in an ad agency after impressing a baby-food client with her lifelike dolls.
Ransom M. Sherman
- Powers
- (as Ransom Sherman)
Sheila MacRae
- Peggy
- (as Sheila Stephens)
Fred Aldrich
- Train Passenger
- (uncredited)
John Alvin
- Danny
- (uncredited)
Carl Andre
- Subway Commuter
- (uncredited)
Mary Bayless
- Club Patron
- (uncredited)
Rodney Bell
- Traffic Cop
- (uncredited)
Edward Biby
- Passerby
- (uncredited)
Arline Bletcher
- Passerby
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe stack of baby photos which they sort through includes one used in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) eight years earlier.
- GoofsAlmost an hour in, as Zachary Scott is convincing Betsy Drake to present Sam's campaign to Cyrus Baxter, he leads her out of the office door, saying, "Now remember, Patsy, the code of the firm..." As Sam's office door closes, at the top of the door can be seen the very bright studio lights that were used to light the scene before."
- Quotes
Barry Holmes: [after sitting down with Patsy and Morley for lunch, gives his order to the waiter] *Just* a cup of coffee, please.
Patsy Douglas: Really, Mr. Holmes, a hard-working executive like you should have a hot lunch.
Barry Holmes: [looks to the waiter] Very well, just scramble me a couple of Benzedrine tablets.
[the waiter and Morley chuckle]
- SoundtracksPretty Baby
(uncredited)
Music by Egbert Van Alstyne and Tony Jackson
Lyrics by Gus Kahn
Played during the opening credits and occasionally in the score
Sung by Dennis Morgan
Featured review
completely bonkers
Sam Morley loses his secretary Peggy to marriage. Patsy Douglas (Betsy Drake) is a horribly clumsy replacement. The 22 year old gets sent back down. She takes a doll pretending to be her baby to get a seat on the subway. Her advertising agency's biggest client ruthless Cyrus Baxter (Edmund Gwenn) happens to be riding on the train next to her. Patsy claims to have named the baby Cyrus after Baxter while Baxter pretends to be nightwatchman Smith. Baxter is so taken with the story that upon learning it, Sam and Barry Holmes quickly give the recently-fired Patsy a raise. Confusion reigns.
Patsy is such a weird character. Betsy Drake doesn't seem like a comedian to pull it off but her natural sincerity really sets this off. She may have gotten the job due to her husband Cary Grant but she's actually weirdly funny in her unreal antics. The confusion is worthy of the craziest screwball comedies. The romance is a little stuck on. If only Cary Grant joined his wife. That part is a little clunky.
Patsy is such a weird character. Betsy Drake doesn't seem like a comedian to pull it off but her natural sincerity really sets this off. She may have gotten the job due to her husband Cary Grant but she's actually weirdly funny in her unreal antics. The confusion is worthy of the craziest screwball comedies. The romance is a little stuck on. If only Cary Grant joined his wife. That part is a little clunky.
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- SnoopyStyle
- Jun 2, 2016
Details
- Runtime1 hour 32 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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