| Carole Lombard, Robert Montgomery,
Gene Raymond, Jack Carson, Philip Merivale, Betty Compson
In Hitchcock's rare foray into comedy (courtesy of a wittily risque
script by Norman Krasna), Mr. Smith (Robert Montgomery) makes the
mistake of telling Mrs. Smith (Carole Lombard) that if he had it
to do all over again, he might not have married her. Shortly thereafter,
Mr. Smith discovers that his marriage is invalid. Rather than say
goodbye, the newly aroused Mr. Smith attempts to entice Mrs. Smith
into the bedroom, thrilled at the prospect of an "illicit"
romance. But Mrs. Smith has also been apprised that her marriage
is no more--and, remembering Mr. Smith's "second thoughts",
she kicks him out of the house. This comedy of misunderstanding
rolls merrily along from this point onward, accommodating an uproarious
scene at a fancy restaurant, a near-liaison between Mrs. Smith and
new beau Gene Raymond on the World's Fair parachute jump, and a
farcical denouement at a ski lodge, with Mrs. Smith's conjugally
crossed skis symbolizing the carnal pleasures ahead for both Mr.
and Mrs. Smith. |