If Clark Gable couldn't resist Carole Lombard, what chance has Fred MacMurray? Or Ralph Bellamy? Or even William Demarest? Answer: None. So that takes care of the plot of the whole film. Mind you, it's still worth watching. MacMurray has a nice flair for light comedy (he could play drama forcefully too), while Carole is most attractively photographed and costumed. In fact, everything in and about the movie sparkles. The sets sparkle, the acting sparkles, the dialogue sparkles... Only the plot itself fails to ignite. I mean, we all know how it's going to turn out. And with the one exception of Ralph Bellamy, even the characters on the screen know. But director Leisen keeps it all moving along most agreeably towards that inevitable, foregone conclusion.
Review of Hands Across the Table
