Second Honeymoon (1937)

At Palm Beach in Florida, a playboy (Tyrone Power) runs into his ex-wife (Loretta Young) who is vacationing with her second husband (Lyle Talbot). It soon becomes clear that the attraction between the two is still there. Based on a magazine story by Philip Wylie (WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE) and directed by Walter Lang (THE KING AND I). For most of its brief running time, I found this screwball comedy charming. They may not be Cary Grant and Irene Dunne but Tyrone Power and Loretta Young have a deft way with a comedic line and their star power goes a long way to overcome whatever minor quibbles one might have with the movie. It's not a pre code film so I'm surprised that the film got away with its casual attitude of a married woman dallying with her ex-husband right under her husband's nose. You pretty much know how the movie's going to end up and when the movie ends, Young is still married as she runs off with her ex-husband! With Claire Trevor, Stuart Erwin, Mary Treen and Marjorie Weaver, who's just adorable.