"How did you know I was married?"
"For one thing, you have that certain look."
"Oh, yeah? Well, you needn't worry about her. You see, Consuelo and I, well, she does as she likes and I do what I like."
Bebe Daniels is at the top of her flirting game here, and looks gorgeous in her various gowns, a sailor outfit, and that bathing suit with the big fish on it. After diving into the water, she strips out of the latter and challenges a young man (her real-life husband Ben Lyon) to catch her, swimming away provocatively. Later she asks him about his marriage and he tells her it's not an issue, because he and his wife have an "understanding." After they spend the night together, she's shown in her lingerie, toweling off her outstretched leg (ah, ya gotta love the pre-Code staples). And this is only one man she's seeing - there's also Lewis Stone's character, who despite looking a bit old to be involved with her, eventually has a physical relationship with her as well (after a passionate kiss, he says "Young lady, you're on the edge of starting something that you don't dare finish," to which she replies "Am I?" before pulling him back in for another).
Her buddy (Joan Blondell) casts doubt on just how open the younger man's marriage is, or whether he's actually getting a divorce ("Take it from me, I know these young, married men"), and sure enough, she's right. His wife (Natalie Moorhead) shows up, and while Daniels' character puts on a brave face, she's heartbroken - but it turns out the wife has a man of her own in Paris ("Poogie", lol), and wants a divorce. It's a bit melodramatic as Daniels' character is then away with Stone's when Lyon's discovers he's free, and the story is told in a rather slow, methodical way in its second half, which was unfortunate. However, while it threatened to turn into a morality story, the ending was rather sweet. When you add that together with the pre-Code acceptance of pre-marital sex and divorce, along with the charms of Daniels and Blondell, it all makes for an enjoyable film.
Bebe Daniels is at the top of her flirting game here, and looks gorgeous in her various gowns, a sailor outfit, and that bathing suit with the big fish on it. After diving into the water, she strips out of the latter and challenges a young man (her real-life husband Ben Lyon) to catch her, swimming away provocatively. Later she asks him about his marriage and he tells her it's not an issue, because he and his wife have an "understanding." After they spend the night together, she's shown in her lingerie, toweling off her outstretched leg (ah, ya gotta love the pre-Code staples). And this is only one man she's seeing - there's also Lewis Stone's character, who despite looking a bit old to be involved with her, eventually has a physical relationship with her as well (after a passionate kiss, he says "Young lady, you're on the edge of starting something that you don't dare finish," to which she replies "Am I?" before pulling him back in for another).
Her buddy (Joan Blondell) casts doubt on just how open the younger man's marriage is, or whether he's actually getting a divorce ("Take it from me, I know these young, married men"), and sure enough, she's right. His wife (Natalie Moorhead) shows up, and while Daniels' character puts on a brave face, she's heartbroken - but it turns out the wife has a man of her own in Paris ("Poogie", lol), and wants a divorce. It's a bit melodramatic as Daniels' character is then away with Stone's when Lyon's discovers he's free, and the story is told in a rather slow, methodical way in its second half, which was unfortunate. However, while it threatened to turn into a morality story, the ending was rather sweet. When you add that together with the pre-Code acceptance of pre-marital sex and divorce, along with the charms of Daniels and Blondell, it all makes for an enjoyable film.