A best selling author (Claudette Colbert) is taking the train from New York to Hollywood where a film version of her book is being made. But when the film's leading man (Cary Grant) drops out, she meets a Marine (John Wayne) on the train that she thinks would be perfect to replace him. The only trouble is that the Marine hates the book and the philosophy it espouses. This romantic comedy is more enjoyable that it has any right to be. It's yet another of those films where an independent and smart career woman sees the light at the end and compromises herself to get her man. Wayne is probably the last actor one would think of for romantic comedy but his rugged reactionary makes for a welcome contrast to Colbert's insistent sophisticate. The film takes several detours (literally) that unnecessarily pad out the film's running time instead of being quickly paced. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Jack Benny, Dolores Moran, Don DeFore, Dona Drake and Louella Parsons playing herself.
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