In Panama, Maggie King meets soldier Skid Johnson on his last day in the army and reluctantly agrees to a date to celebrate. The two become involved in a nightclub brawl which causes Maggie to miss her ship back to the States. Now stranded, she's forced to move in with Skid and his pal Harry. She soon falls in love with Skid. Skid gets a job playing the trumpet at a local club and becomes a big success. Fame and fortune go to his head which eventually destroys his relationship with Maggie and his career.
Acting
Lombard's comic timing saves this from total melodrama.
Costume
Tropical glamour and nightclub sequins, 1930s perfection.
Direction
Leisen knows when to let the music breathe.
Director
Mitchell Leisen
Carole Lombard
Maggie King
Fred MacMurray
Skid Johnson
Charles Butterworth
Harry
Jean Dixon
Ella
Dorothy Lamour
Anita Alvarez
Harvey Stephens
Harvey Howell
Cecil Cunningham
Murphy
Charles Arnt
Georgie Herman
Franklin Pangborn
Henri
Anthony Quinn
The Don
Charles Judels
Tony Morelli
Lee Bowman
El Greco Patron (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Tony's Italian Friend (uncredited)
Dennis O'Keefe
Purser (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Lombard and MacMurray's third pairing; their chemistry was so combustible they made four films together.
Released just before the Hays Code fully clamped down—note how freely Maggie lives with two men, scandalous for '37.
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