It's a joy to watch Myrna Loy and Clark Gable play opposite each other, but this story about an aviatrix (Loy) and a newsreel photographer (Gable) leaves much to be desired, primarily due to its convoluted story.
Gable plays Chris Hunter, the globetrotting photog who competes against Bill Dennis (Walter Pidgeon) for the most sensational film clips. Dennis hires pilot Alma Harding (Loy) to fly a bogus mission of mercy so he can film it. From this point on, it's a free for all in love and business, especially since the characters seldom hold to the truth.
Halfway through, the film changes from a wisecracking romance to an adventure, as the two newshounds travel to the Amazon to rescue Alma's brother, who was presumably captured by cannibals. Don't look too closely or the gaping seams in this story will spoil the onscreen antics.
After this, Gable will star in "Gone with the Wind" and Loy will star in "Another Thin Man". And another. So better projects will soon follow.
Gable plays Chris Hunter, the globetrotting photog who competes against Bill Dennis (Walter Pidgeon) for the most sensational film clips. Dennis hires pilot Alma Harding (Loy) to fly a bogus mission of mercy so he can film it. From this point on, it's a free for all in love and business, especially since the characters seldom hold to the truth.
Halfway through, the film changes from a wisecracking romance to an adventure, as the two newshounds travel to the Amazon to rescue Alma's brother, who was presumably captured by cannibals. Don't look too closely or the gaping seams in this story will spoil the onscreen antics.
After this, Gable will star in "Gone with the Wind" and Loy will star in "Another Thin Man". And another. So better projects will soon follow.