Mabel Robinson hosts a party where everybody dresses like a baby. Hard-partying playboy Jack Hackett brings his cousin Ossie Simpson (Joe E. Brown) in a baby stroller. Mabel announces her engagement to Jack. The cops break up the party. Jack's father is tired of his partying ways. Ossie is supposed to straighten him out on their trip to California. Jack falls for Constance Palmer raising Mabel's anger. Ossie gets the best friend Penny Packer.
This is a Pre-Code comedy. I don't think that I've ever seen a baby party, either in real life or on the screen. It's a fun decadence and a great way to introduce the relationship between the lead guys. This is possibly the best way to use Joe E. Brown. He's the wacky slightly-sleazy sidekick. The meet-cute is pretty cute although it would be cuter if the car didn't work. The drama shouldn't be that dire. Jack should be able to dismiss Mabel as an angry ex... which she is. I guess that times were different back then.
This is a Pre-Code comedy. I don't think that I've ever seen a baby party, either in real life or on the screen. It's a fun decadence and a great way to introduce the relationship between the lead guys. This is possibly the best way to use Joe E. Brown. He's the wacky slightly-sleazy sidekick. The meet-cute is pretty cute although it would be cuter if the car didn't work. The drama shouldn't be that dire. Jack should be able to dismiss Mabel as an angry ex... which she is. I guess that times were different back then.