Obliging Young Lady

Linda Norton (Ruth Warrick) encounters strange guy, reporter "Red" Reddy (Edmond O'Brien), on the train back to New York City. She works for a lawyer who is handling a contentious divorce with the Potters. Their daughter Bridget Potter (Joan Carroll) is part of the contention. The Judge gives temporary custody of Bridget over to their lawyer friend. Linda takes her to a remote resort. They are followed by Red and chaos ensues.

It's a screwball comedy of schemes and misunderstandings. It's light, convoluted, and silly. By the time they get to the resort, I'm completely lost in all the confusing lies. They don't start with reason and logic. By then, non of that matters. It's a bundle of silliness. The bigger issue is the love triangle. Charles is a fine guy if a bit stiff. Red is no catch either. Sure, he's a cad but not always a fun one. The meet-cute has cute ideas but it's also very much stalking. This would work better without Charles. Linda could judge Red based solely on his own merits. I understand what the love triangle is trying to do but I don't think it works well enough. That's this movie's Achilles heel.