A naive young girl (Margaret Sullavan) leaves her orphanage to work as an usherette in a movie theater. But before she left, she promised the head of the orphanage (Beulah Bondi) that she would do one good deed a day. Alas, her first good deed involves a little white lie that causes all kinds of misunderstanding and trouble in the lives of three men (Herbert Marshall, Frank Morgan, Reginald Owen). Based on a little known play by Ferenc Molnar (
THE SWAN), this is a delightful confection that displays the comedic talent of the wonderful Margaret Sullavan to full advantage. It's a whimsical piece of cotton candy but with Preston Sturges responsible for the screenplay and William Wyler at the helm, there's no danger of it turning sickly sweet. Everyone is at the top of their game (Marshall has never been so warm) and one would have to be hard pressed not to fall under its spell. Certainly Wyler fell under Sullavan's spell as he married her while making the movie. With Cesar Romero and Eric Blore.
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