Storyline

Ann Sothern wishes to marry a man her rich father disapproves of, so she concocts a scheme to get him on her side. She hires Raymond to act like an obnoxious French count, then pretends to take an interest in him in front of her father, hoping he will agree her first choice is better than the brash, selfish, insulting count.—dictracy23

Plot Keywords

young woman, impersonator, divorcée, valet, airy, amusing, madcap, mansion, father/daughter relationship, love triangle, impersonation, family, deception, forbidden love, discovery, quest, 1930s

Short Review

~~~A great classic movie! Sweet and funny!~~~When her father, the wealthy Horace Bennett, refuses to allow her to marry Fred Randolph and keeps her a virtual prisoner in her own mansion, Kit Bennett goes on a hunger strike in protest. Anxious to end Kit's questionable romance with the divorced Fred, Horace hires Joe, a bodyguard who has advertised himself in a newspaper's "situations wanted" column, to watch her. At the same time, Kit, seeing a similar ad for a "companion" of "noble character," gives in to her father's restrictions long enough to hire Joe's roommate, aspiring singer Pete Quinlan, to pose as an obnoxious, fortune-hunting French count in the hope that his behavior will make Fred look good by comparison. Pleased at Kit's apparent change of heart, Horace prepares lavishly for the "nobleman," even supplying him with a genuine French valet, Albert. As the count, Pete performs to perfection, insulting Horace and his spinster sister Evelyn at every turn. Just as they are about to evict the count, however, the Bennetts discover Pete's masquerade but, deducing Kit's scheme, pretend to like the count's ignoble character. Fred, meanwhile, sees that he is losing Kit to Pete and insists that he and Kit elope immediately. Sure that her father and aunt will be horrified, Kit announces her intention to marry the count, but is herself horrified when they respond with glee. Finally, Horace reveals his knowledge of the hoax and, while admitting that he likes Pete, encourages Kit to follow her heart. Now confused, Kit takes off to elope with Fred but, after nearly running over Pete, returns to claim him. He, however, has left the mansion and is performing on a radio program. After a mix-up concerning Pete's marital status is cleared up over the airwaves, Pete and Kit are finally united.

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