I am a massive fan of Jean Arthur but this film fails on so many levels. The idea that she would get married in such a short space of time doesn't fit with the narrative of her loving her first husband and the film goes downhill from there. Both Fred McMurray or Melvyn Douglas fail to convince the audience that they actually love their wife. This is in stark contrast to Cary Grant who we totally believe loves Irene Dunne in My Favourite Wife.
Early on we hear that Douglas's secretary loves both men and the audience expects that at some point she will be reintroduced to console the losing husband ,instead she is just a loose end .Instead we are left with a very unsatisfactory ending where she picks no one but the law decides MacMurray is her rightful husband but she keeps Douglas as a back up in case Mac Murray doesn't keep up to his promises. Even Jean Arthur can't save this Turkey.
Early on we hear that Douglas's secretary loves both men and the audience expects that at some point she will be reintroduced to console the losing husband ,instead she is just a loose end .Instead we are left with a very unsatisfactory ending where she picks no one but the law decides MacMurray is her rightful husband but she keeps Douglas as a back up in case Mac Murray doesn't keep up to his promises. Even Jean Arthur can't save this Turkey.