Sir James (Reginald Owen) and his fiancee Irene (Myrna Loy) crash land in snowy Labrador, and require the hospitality of local radio operator "Dinsmore" (Robert Montgomery). Montgomery, Owen, and Loy were old hands in showbiz by this time, so it all goes off without a hitch. Ongoing fun banter between Dinsmore and Kimo, as they lament not having any women around for miles. Sir James realizes that Dinsmore is a ladies-man, and does his best to keep him away from Irene. Dinsmore always has a nutty, crazy but fun spirit about him, and the whole thing is a bit of a caper. Sir James resents Dinsmore's light hearted flirtations toward Irene, and is determined to try to take Irene away from this spot. So much talking, but always pretty lively. we can tell this started as a play, this one by Mark Reed. directed by George Fitzmaurice, who had started EARLY in the silents. This one came towards the end of Fitzmaurice's days... he died quite young at 55. and as of May 2018, his imdb profile photo is a pic of him standing next to a 1927 limousine... but the way imdb crops the profile image, you can only see the limousine. The film is a lot of fun, if you just buy in and enjoy the ride!
Review of Petticoat Fever
