Francis Lederer is the loved wastrel nephew of J. C. Nugent. Nugent is dying, so he works out a scheme with his partners to cut Lederer off with a dollar, and leave the bulk of his wealth to his secretary, Madeleine Carroll with instructions to reform the fellow. Carroll has loved Lederer hopelessly for years and no discernible reason. After Nugent kicks the bucket, Miss Carroll goes on a bad investment spree, which causes Lederer to follow her to keep an eye on her, until he can have a witness to his uncle's will thrown out. In the meantime, European fortune hunter Mischa Auer....
Well, it's actually pretty amusing, although listening to Lederer complain about foreigners is very odd. Auer, as usual, is very funny, and so is Victor Kilian in a small role. Elliott Nugent directs competently, although with those two holes in the movie, he has some issues. I kept hearing Fred MacMurray in the Lederer role, and that worked very well.
Well, it's actually pretty amusing, although listening to Lederer complain about foreigners is very odd. Auer, as usual, is very funny, and so is Victor Kilian in a small role. Elliott Nugent directs competently, although with those two holes in the movie, he has some issues. I kept hearing Fred MacMurray in the Lederer role, and that worked very well.