A penniless socialite is hired by two young men as a front in their plan to start a magazine. Soon, however, they find themselves more interested in her than in their publishing venture.


Should you watch this one? Honestly, if you like Claudette Colbert being the smartest person in any room, then yeah, go for it. If you have zero patience for movies from the 30s where the men are constantly shouting over each other, you’ll probably want to skip this. It's not reinventing the wheel, but it’s got a certa...


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"Should you watch this one? Honestly, if you like Claudette Colbert being the smartest person in any room, then yeah, go for it. If you have zero patience for movies from the 30s where the men are constantly shouting over each other, you’ll probably want to skip this. It's not reinventing the wheel, but it’s got a certain spark that most modern stuff misses. Colbert is basically the anchor here. She plays a socialite who has to figure out how to be a normal person again, and she’s just effortles..."
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