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Many of the comedians of this time seemed to be posing for the camera, delivering a line, then moving on. For some, this wouldn't have made for much of a movie, but put together Mae West and W. C. Fields and the lines carry the show. We are introduced to West early on so we can see her character (or lack of it). She is a formidable person who could stop a train. Every man immediately begins panting when they see her. By modern tastes she's over the top, but it doesn't matter here. Fields, the gambler and con man, finds himself married to West in a bogus ceremony. It's a "marriage of convenience" and Fields, try as he might, can't even get to first base. The joy in this, as with any Fields movie, is his total commitment to getting his way, even though it ain't gonna happen. Very memorable lines.
score 8/10
Hitchcoc 24 March 2017
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