A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
Jane Mason
John Horace Mason
Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
Mrs. Harriet Mason
Conway
Sister Madeline
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
Salt Lake City Hospital Chemist (uncredited)
Lily (uncredited)
Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
Ranger on Telephone (uncredited)
Annie (uncredited)
Dr. Healy (uncredited)
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Jimmy Stewart always could pull off the role as the hapless, dewy-eyed fellow; but in this one - despite actually shedding a tear - he struggles to hold this slightly gloopy melodrama together. He portrays a lawyer who falls in love with and impulsively marries Carole Lombard ("Jane") and they have a baby. Simultaneously, his job prospects take a turn for the worst and they find themselves a bit skint. This puts obvious pressures on their relationship and the film charts their ups and downs. Charles Coburn turns in a good performance as the "Judge" and there's quite a tense sequence with Ward Bond/Eddie Quillan flying in to the rescue at the end. I think sometimes we tend to forget that a lot of these films were little more than production-line efforts; so maybe we expect too much by way of distinctive storylines and/or performances. This one is fine, but forgettable.
Jane Mason
John Horace Mason
Judge Joseph M. Doolittle
Mrs. Harriet Mason
Conway
Sister Madeline
Newark Radio Operator (uncredited)
Salt Lake City Hospital Chemist (uncredited)
Lily (uncredited)
Jim Hatton (uncredited)
Mr. Carter (uncredited)
Judge (uncredited)
Ranger on Telephone (uncredited)
Annie (uncredited)
Dr. Healy (uncredited)
Mounted Policeman (uncredited)
Jimmy Stewart always could pull off the role as the hapless, dewy-eyed fellow; but in this one - despite actually shedding a tear - he struggles to hold this slightly gloopy melodrama together. He portrays a lawyer who falls in love with and impulsively marries Carole Lombard ("Jane") and they have a baby. Simultaneously, his job prospects take a turn for the worst and they find themselves a bit skint. This puts obvious pressures on their relationship and the film charts their ups and downs. Charles Coburn turns in a good performance as the "Judge" and there's quite a tense sequence with Ward Bond/Eddie Quillan flying in to the rescue at the end. I think sometimes we tend to forget that a lot of these films were little more than production-line efforts; so maybe we expect too much by way of distinctive storylines and/or performances. This one is fine, but forgettable.