Summary
In 'Be Careful, Dearie!', we are thrust into the domestic anxieties of Joe, a put-upon husband whose formidable wife issues an ultimatum: secure a raise, or face her wrath. This directive sets in motion a delightful cascade of mistaken identity and escalating farce. When the household cook, abruptly departing, arrives at Joe's office to collect her final wages, his unsuspecting bachelor boss misinterprets her presence, assuming she is Joe's long-suffering spouse. This misunderstanding, rather than being swiftly corrected, is opportunistically embraced by Joe, leading to a promotion and an inconvenient lunch invitation. What follows is a frantic, increasingly convoluted dance of deception, as Joe endeavors to maintain the charade, navigating his actual wife's growing suspicion and inadvertently igniting a romantic entanglement involving the cook and her irate sweetheart. The narrative culminates in the inevitable unraveling of the truth, yet surprisingly, with a resolution of unexpected leniency from the boss, cementing the film's lighthearted, comedic spirit.
A henpecked husband's wife demands that he get a raise. The cook quits and comes to Joe's office for her wages and his bachelor boss mistakes her for Joe's wife, gives him the raise, and invites himself to lunch. Joe's efforts to keep up the deception not only anger his wife but "starts something" with the cook's sweetheart. The boss at last learns the truth but forgives Joe.
