Because the Stanislavsky method of playing bridge has no rules, it promotes marital harmony for those who stick with it.Because the Stanislavsky method of playing bridge has no rules, it promotes marital harmony for those who stick with it.Because the Stanislavsky method of playing bridge has no rules, it promotes marital harmony for those who stick with it.
Wally Albright
- Boy Bridge Player
- (uncredited)
William Bailey
- Van Dorn's Bridge Partner
- (uncredited)
Reginald Barlow
- Theodore
- (uncredited)
Maurice Black
- Paul
- (uncredited)
Harry C. Bradley
- Bridge Match Referee
- (uncredited)
Jack Byron
- Lola's Contest Escort
- (uncredited)
Walter Byron
- Barney Starr
- (uncredited)
Joseph Cawthorn
- Alex Alexandrovitch
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
- Oscar Smelt
- (uncredited)
George Cooper
- Josh
- (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
- Barber
- (uncredited)
- Directors
- William Dieterle
- Alfred E. Green(uncredited)
- Writers
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe film uses the actual cover of the November 8, 1932 (no. 2572) edition of Life magazine. At the time, the publication was a humor magazine, like Punch in the UK, with limited circulation.
- GoofsIn the newspaper article about Peter beating Van Dorn, the second paragraph of the story is unrelated gibberish.
- Quotes
Marcia Stanislavsky: How have you been?
Philip 'Speed' McCann: Okay. I've been working pretty hard. I just finished writing a book called Sex and What Causes It. It's for Bernard McGovern. I got five grand out of it.
Marcia Stanislavsky: Five grand!
Philip 'Speed' McCann: For only two weeks work. How have you been?
Marcia Stanislavsky: Oh, boy.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits begin with bridge being played in the background. Then, closeups of cards are shown with a picture of one of the actor/actress, his/her name, and the role s/he plays in the movie; director credited also on a playing card.
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Like a bridge over troubled water
This reminds me of the Monty Python sketch, 'Summarising Proust' in its absurd silliness. The whole world stops to listen to a radio broadcast of.....a card game!
Although it's actually based on a real event, this has to be one of the daftest premises for a film ever. The outlandish pitch that someone must have given to Jack Warner and Darryl Zanuck to convince them to finance this sounds like one of the cons James Cagney did in his fabulous film, HARD TO HANDLE! Incredibly it works...well almost. It's not one of Warner Brothers' best comedies but it's still a pretty decent one.
It's directed in typical Warner Brothers breakneck speed so you don't have time to think to yourself: this is ridiculous. You just get dragged along with the madness. The script is both witty and natural which again adds to the overall believability of this and the acting is first rate. We get a lot more of Frank McHugh than in most of these types of film which is great; he's the one who makes this comedy an actual comedy. Loretta Young was an exceptional actress and is of course as faultless as ever in this. She was however not a comedian so Frank McHugh makes a perfect partner for her. What about Paul Lukas you might wonder - isn't he her co-star? He's probably the weakest link in this picture. I'm not sure whether he's playing his silly character straight for comedic effect or whether he's just a bit dull.
Although it's actually based on a real event, this has to be one of the daftest premises for a film ever. The outlandish pitch that someone must have given to Jack Warner and Darryl Zanuck to convince them to finance this sounds like one of the cons James Cagney did in his fabulous film, HARD TO HANDLE! Incredibly it works...well almost. It's not one of Warner Brothers' best comedies but it's still a pretty decent one.
It's directed in typical Warner Brothers breakneck speed so you don't have time to think to yourself: this is ridiculous. You just get dragged along with the madness. The script is both witty and natural which again adds to the overall believability of this and the acting is first rate. We get a lot more of Frank McHugh than in most of these types of film which is great; he's the one who makes this comedy an actual comedy. Loretta Young was an exceptional actress and is of course as faultless as ever in this. She was however not a comedian so Frank McHugh makes a perfect partner for her. What about Paul Lukas you might wonder - isn't he her co-star? He's probably the weakest link in this picture. I'm not sure whether he's playing his silly character straight for comedic effect or whether he's just a bit dull.
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- $164,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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