Written by Wilder in Germany and revived for Hawks, who as usual directs with the simplest of setups, it introduced Billy to future collaborators Barbara Stanwyck and Gary Cooper. He wasn't crazy about it but only a foreigner can write a screenplay which has so much fun with colloquial language and slang, some of which may well be made up for all I know. (Should add that Charles Brackett co-wrote it.)
Stanwyck is terrifically likeable and Gregg Toland sure does make her sparkle like Tinkerbell.
Great cast includes Dana Andrews, Dan Duryea, S.Z. Sakall, Richard Haydn, Oskar Homolka, Henry Travers, Tully Marshall, Leonid Kinskey, Aubrey Mather, Allen Jenkins.
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