Playboy Ralph Martin must give up all his girlfriends when he becomes engaged to his beloved, Dolores Winkle. Since he has stayed late at a goodbye dinner given by these other gals, he arrives late and drunk to the Winkle home, where an engagement party was held.

Is it worth your time? Honestly, it depends on how much patience you have for 1930s-era absurdity. If you enjoy movies where the plot moves like a pinball machine and characters make decisions that would make a sane person scream, you’ll probably get a kick out of this. If you need logic or, you know, a coherent pace, ...


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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, it depends on how much patience you have for 1930s-era absurdity. If you enjoy movies where the plot moves like a pinball machine and characters make decisions that would make a sane person scream, you’ll probably get a kick out of this. If you need logic or, you know, a coherent pace, you’re going to hate it. It’s definitely not for everyone, but it’s a weirdly charming relic. The whole setup is just so ridiculously dramatic. Ralph gets dumped because he accide..."
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