Spoiled socialite Irene Bullock (Carole Lombard) embarks on a scavenger hunt to find a lost soul. She finds her prey, a derelict named Godfrey Smith (William Powell), at the city dump and decides to hire him as her family’s butler. Eventually sparks fly between the two, but Godfrey has scruples and secrets; he’s really a rich Harvard graduate who dropped out of society after a bad romance and wants to avoid being ensnared again. Director Gregory LaCava keeps the laughs and action percolating in this classic screwball comedy, while Lombard gives one of her best performances, opposite her former real-life husband (Powell, who recruited her for the role). — Laura Emerick
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