An executive lets an attractive cook talk him into taking a job as butler..


Is it worth your time? If you like old-school snappy dialogue and Jean Arthur being the smartest person in every room, you'll probably have a good time. If you need your movies to have a shred of logic or realistic human behavior, keep walking. This isn't exactly Union Depot, but it hits that same specific scratch of 1...


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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school snappy dialogue and Jean Arthur being the smartest person in every room, you'll probably have a good time. If you need your movies to have a shred of logic or realistic human behavior, keep walking. This isn't exactly Union Depot, but it hits that same specific scratch of 1930s comfort food. Honestly, the whole movie hinges on the fact that Jean Arthur is just incredibly charming. She’s playing a cook who convinces a guy to be a butler, and you just..."

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Gertrude Purcell, F. Hugh Herbert, Howard J. Green
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Comedy, Romance


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