rich ditzy joan winfield ( a woefully miscast bette davis ) be engage to be marry to stupid egotistical allen brice ( jack carson look lose ) . her father ( eugene palette ) be determine to stop the marriage and have her kidnap by pilot steve collins ( james cagney . seriously ) . they crash land in the desert and hate each other but ( sigh ) start fall in love . this seem to be get a high rating from reviewer here only because cagney and davis be in it . they be both brilliant actor but they be know for drama not comedy and this movie show why . the script be just horrible there not one genuine laugh in the entire movie . the run joke in this have cagney and davis fall rump first in a cactus ( this be do three time . ) . only their considerable talent save them from be completely humiliate . a it be they both do their best with the lousy material . cagney try his best with his line and davis screech every line full force but it doesn not work . carson have this what the hell look on his face throughout the entire movie ( probably because his character emotion change in second ) . only palette with his distinctive voice and over the top reading mange to elicit a few smile . but and all in all and this be dull and laughless a real chore to sit through . this get two star only for cagney and davis acting and some beautiful cinematography but really it not worth see . cagney and davis hat this film in late year and you can see why .