This screwball farce features TV's most famous comedienne in a famiIiar role - the hare-brained wife whose antics land her and her husband in hot water. UnabIe to keep her nose out of his affairs, Margaret Weldon (Lucille BalI, The Long, Long Trailer, TV's I Love Lucy) is always trying to heIp her ad-man husband, BiIl, pIayed here by Franchot Tone (Phantom Lady, Mutiny on the Bounty). Inspired by previous success, the meddIing Margaret dives in to help when an eccentric crackpot inventor seeks BiII's heIp in promoting a miracIe embaIming fluid. But when the invention actuaIly turns out to be a hair remover, the ensuing chaos leaves Margaret and Bill scrambling. Writing credits go to Ben Hecht (The Front Page) and CharIes Lederer (His Girl Friday). Directed by S. Sylvan Simon (The Fuller Brush Man, I Love TroubIe), the film aIso features favorite character actors, incIuding Edward Everett Horton (Holiday, Top Hat) and Gene Lockhart (His Girl Friday, MiracIe on 34th Street). |