on the surface and this be an above average post war romantic comedy . beneath the veneer and it be mgm character actor stunt casting at it funny . the lead be straightforward and but all the secondary be cast much against type . margaret hamilton ( aka wicked witch of the west ) and edward everett horton ( professional obsessive compulsive fussbudget ) and and sig ruman ( the marx brother nemesis in _night in casablanca_ and the always wonderful _night at the opera_ ) and play a well intentioned gang try to bring the two lead together and instead of drive them apart a their usual character would do . it also poke fun at many romantic comedy convention and which be another indication that this could be not so much a straight romantic comedy and a it be a wry send up of the many post war romantic comedy and their 2 dimensional and stock character . i have see it only once and with interruption and so i can not be positive and but this movie may be one of those that work well in the context of the time at which it be make and but be less successful now that viewer see these secondary character through a completely different lens . i be assume this be the case when i give it 9 star . i think it be hysterical .