Where-ever Norma went Constance followed, so when Norma's stint at Triangle didn't exploit her special qualities her mother hoped that Joseph Schenck (soon to marry Norma) would be a better window of opportunity. He arranged for Lewis J. Selznick to release both the sister's films through Select and everybody was happy with Constance - Selznick couldn't find anyone who had a bad word to say about her. The films showed she was a natural born comic and they gave her a compatible leading man in Harrison Ford.
Based on a 1914 hit Broadway play by Cyril Harcourt, Constance plays Molly Thornhill, the spoilt young wife (I agree with johnhowardreid, Constance made you like her character even though said character was not that sympathetic) of an English gentleman, Sam, whose efforts to make Molly jealous ends in disaster when she sues him for divorce!! Just love the titles - "The husband of Mrs. Sam Thornhill - Harrison Ford" and "Oh alright, alright - Sam's idea of a very cutting remark"!!
Silly Sam's plan was to send a 2,000 pound ermine coat to Maudie, a total stranger along with theatre tickets for the box next to his and Molly's where her preening and flirting was supposed to get Molly suspicious!! It does, but instead of crying for forgiveness of her frivolous ways she walks out on him and the next time he sees her is in the divorce courts.
Most of the action of this sophisticated drawing room comedy takes place at the Gowers - Molly has taken refuge after a car accident has left her stranded and Sam is there as well, in full make-up as a vagabond for his role in a play they are rehearsing. Other guests include Jack Bagnall, a former fiancée of Molly's who has just done his darndest to convince his current amour Pamela (lovely Wanda Hawley in an early role) that she has been the only love of his life. He is due to join his regiment but misses his train and comes creeping back in the wee small hours - did I mention that there had been a spate of burglaries in the area!! But he isn't the one mistaken for a burglar - it is Sam, wandering around in his tramp's disguise!! He is captured by Bagnall who finds himself in Molly's room. Together they think the burglar's capture will save them both from a compromising situation but ha!ha! - Sam escapes, taking as his prize a pair of Molly's silk stockings!!
For it's time I think quite a sophisticated comedy and it was clear that Constance and Harrison had terrific rapport.
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