Summary
Dr. Buggs is a man defined by the static order of his insect collection, a bachelor whose life is pinned down as securely as his specimens. His quiet existence and impending marriage are upended when the Baroness Stoloff—a fugitive with a stolen royal ruby—manipulates her way into his study under the guise of offering a rare entomological find. This intrusion triggers a classic comedy of errors where domestic suspicion meets criminal desperation. When Buggs’ fiancée and her intrusive aunt arrive, the film shifts from a character study of a pedant into a high-stakes farce. The narrative culminates in a frantic police intervention that strips the Baroness of her disguise and Buggs of his naivety, ultimately reconciling the central couple through a chaotic, slapstick-driven resolution.
Synopsis
Dr. Buggs, a bachelor and collector of bugs, is engaged to be married. A beautiful woman, the Baroness Stoloff, wanted by the police for the theft of a royal ruby, calls on Buggs with a rare specimen. While the titled crook is there, Buggs' fiancée and her aunt call and, suspecting that all is not right, the aunt starts to snoop and finds her suspicions justified. As she does so, the police arrive on scene - a wild scramble follows and in the end the Baroness is arrested and Buggs' fiancée, enlightened by his story, forgives her jealous outburst and happiness again reigns.
