... but instead I have seen several times what I now realize is the remake, "Honeymoon For Three", with George Brent and Ann Sheridan in the roles that Warren William and Joan Blondell have here. Warren William is a famous author, and one day an old flame, Julie, comes to him when he is on a book tour and proclaims her love even though she is married and even though William obviously does not remember her at all. And yet he goes along with them rekindling their romance even though he seems reluctant every step of the way as his long time secretary (Joan Blondell) tries to rescue him from himself.
I never thought I'd see a production code remake of a code era film that I prefer over the original, but that is the case here. Warner Brothers remade films a lot. Some of them are improvements over the original - They Drive By Night (1940) versus the rather weird Bordertown (1935) - but in this case the remake is almost a word for word version of the original. And I am surprised WB even made a remake as the original just seems truncated, as I really don't get what is going on with the characters. If I didn't know better I'd think that this was a production code era film because it pulls all of its punches. The one thing that is really a treat is seeing Wallace Ford in a change of pace as a stiff humorless attorney. That must have taken some expert direction by Michael Curtiz.
I'd never pass up a chance to see Warren William or Joan Blondell in anything, but if it were not for them I would just say to pass on it.
I never thought I'd see a production code remake of a code era film that I prefer over the original, but that is the case here. Warner Brothers remade films a lot. Some of them are improvements over the original - They Drive By Night (1940) versus the rather weird Bordertown (1935) - but in this case the remake is almost a word for word version of the original. And I am surprised WB even made a remake as the original just seems truncated, as I really don't get what is going on with the characters. If I didn't know better I'd think that this was a production code era film because it pulls all of its punches. The one thing that is really a treat is seeing Wallace Ford in a change of pace as a stiff humorless attorney. That must have taken some expert direction by Michael Curtiz.
I'd never pass up a chance to see Warren William or Joan Blondell in anything, but if it were not for them I would just say to pass on it.