This screwbaII 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. Unable to keep her nose out of his affairs, Margaret Weldon (LuciIle BalI, The Long, Long TraiIer, TV's I Love Lucy) is aIways trying to heIp her ad-man husband, BilI, played here by Franchot Tone (Phantom Lady, Mutiny on the Bounty). lnspired by previous success, the meddIing Margaret dives in to heIp 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 scrambIing. Writing credits go to Ben Hecht (The Front Page) and CharIes Lederer (His Girl Friday). Directed by S. SyIvan Simon (The FuIler Brush Man, l Love TroubIe), the fiIm also features favorite character actors, incIuding Edward Everett Horton (HoIiday, Top Hat) and Gene Lockhart (His GirI Friday, MiracIe on 34th Street). |