An heiress switches places with her secretary in order to find a man who will love her for who she is and not for her money..


Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s romantic comedies where everyone speaks in crisp, clipped sentences, then yes, absolutely. If you find the whole 'heiress in distress' bit a little too tired or if you need your movies to have, like, actual stakes, you might want to skip this one. Miriam Hopkins...

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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s romantic comedies where everyone speaks in crisp, clipped sentences, then yes, absolutely. If you find the whole 'heiress in distress' bit a little too tired or if you need your movies to have, like, actual stakes, you might want to skip this one. Miriam Hopkins is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. She has this way of looking at a man that suggests she’s already figured out his entire deal before he’s even finished his first sentence. It..."
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