this movie surely have one of the strange theme in history right up there with ed wood impassioned defense of cross dressing in glen or glenda . the subject represent playing bridge . the park avenue set play it while the bohemian play it . the russian who speak very questionable russian and have most unconvincing accent when they speak english play it at the restaurant where they work . if one isn not interested in bridge and one even despite the great cast isn not likely to be much interested in this bizarre movie . loretta young and paul lukas be fine . ( well frank mchugh be an unlikely ghost writer a lukas be an unlikely russian . ) but they be all sunk by the fetishistic script .