Dog walker Barry Trent gets tangled up with socialite Betty Jackson. It's love at first fight. He's pretending to have a family dog breeding business. He quits as a dog walker and decides to use his journalism degree. Horace Mansfield refuses to hire him as a reporter but he gets a job as the 'Fall Guy', pretending to be the editor when an angry subject comes in to complain about a story. When Betty comes in to the paper, further misunderstandings are piled on top.
This early rom-com talkie has most of the standard structure. It starts with a good meet-cute and a misunderstanding. The two leads have functional chemistry but they need to maintain the combative heat. It's a little up and down. Overall, it's all very sitcom but it does get a bit overly complicated. I'm also surprised that Jujutsu becomes such a large part of the comedy.
This early rom-com talkie has most of the standard structure. It starts with a good meet-cute and a misunderstanding. The two leads have functional chemistry but they need to maintain the combative heat. It's a little up and down. Overall, it's all very sitcom but it does get a bit overly complicated. I'm also surprised that Jujutsu becomes such a large part of the comedy.