The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.The wife of a publishing executive mistakenly believes that her husband's relationship with his attractive secretary is more than professional.
Hooper Atchley
- Postal Clerk
- (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
- Ship's Officer
- (uncredited)
Sidney Bracey
- Butler at Club
- (uncredited)
Frederick Burton
- Ned Trent
- (uncredited)
Leonard Carey
- Taggart
- (uncredited)
Maurice Cass
- Mr. Bakewell
- (uncredited)
André Cheron
- Frenchman
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe name of one of the screenwriters, Alice Duer Miller, is seen as the author of an article in a magazine, and Clark Gable remarks, "Hey, Alice has written a very nice article here."
- GoofsThe story supposedly takes place in New York City. All the telephones are Automatic Electric models. Telephones of that era, in NYC, would have been exclusively made by Western Electric, for the Bell System's New York Telephone Company.
- Quotes
Helen 'Whitey' Wilson: You're a fool, for which I am grateful.
- ConnectionsEdited into Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)
- SoundtracksThank You for a Lovely Evening
(1934) (uncredited)
Music and Lyrics by Jimmy McHugh
Sung a cappella by Clark Gable and by Myrna Loy
Played at the party and danced to by the guests
Played as background music often
Featured review
It's Rolls Royce MGM hitting on all eight cylinders— lavish interiors, pretty people, well- upholstered crowds, and sprightly dialog. So who can ask for more. Not me. Gable's a hard- driving top executive with a super efficient secretary (Harlow) and a loving wife at home (Loy). Trouble is, he spends all his time making deals and neglecting his patient wife. At the office he depends a lot on the fetching Harlow, slowly making wife Loy suspicious. But getting his attention is difficult since he's so wrapped up in the latest big deal. Thus, straightening things out in expected Hollywood manner makes up the narrative.
Gable's at his charming energetic best, while Harlow gets an unusual non-vampish role, and Loy is winning in the sympathetic wifely part. Together, their characters are uniformly likable, unusual for what may be a romantic triangle. It's not hard seeing why Gable made six films with the star-crossed Harlow. There's real chemistry at work between them. Also, a boyish Jimmy Stewart turns up in an early supporting role as Harlow's sometimes swain. Not surprising for the 30's, the business world is portrayed as tricky, at best.
Anyway, director Brown keeps things moving in smooth fashion, so all the talk seldom palls. Overall, it's a slickly entertaining 90-minutes featuring three legends of their time and our own.
Gable's at his charming energetic best, while Harlow gets an unusual non-vampish role, and Loy is winning in the sympathetic wifely part. Together, their characters are uniformly likable, unusual for what may be a romantic triangle. It's not hard seeing why Gable made six films with the star-crossed Harlow. There's real chemistry at work between them. Also, a boyish Jimmy Stewart turns up in an early supporting role as Harlow's sometimes swain. Not surprising for the 30's, the business world is portrayed as tricky, at best.
Anyway, director Brown keeps things moving in smooth fashion, so all the talk seldom palls. Overall, it's a slickly entertaining 90-minutes featuring three legends of their time and our own.
- dougdoepke
- Jan 11, 2017
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- $519,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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