Bill McCaffery, a plumber, wins big at the racetrack but then his luck runs out and almost ruins his business. Molly Gilbert, his manicurist girlfriend, stands by him and helps him readjust to life as a plumber.


Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, snappy banter and watching Ginger Rogers play the sensible one while everyone else loses their minds, you’ll have a good time. If you need a movie with a plot that makes sense for more than twenty minutes at a time, skip it. It’s a very specific kind of 1930s fluff that mo...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Murray Roth

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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school, snappy banter and watching Ginger Rogers play the sensible one while everyone else loses their minds, you’ll have a good time. If you need a movie with a plot that makes sense for more than twenty minutes at a time, skip it. It’s a very specific kind of 1930s fluff that mostly exists to kill an hour. There is a scene near the middle where the main character, Bill, is just pacing around his shop. He looks so stressed that I actually started worrying..."
Ben Ryan, Howard Emmett Rogers, Murray Roth
United States

