this film be a big disappointment . i take the opposite view of the critic . this be not a case of the material not be up to the level of the actor while here the actor ( bette davis and james cagney ) be simply not up to the level of the material . clark gable and claudette colbert be every bit as big a davis and cagney and and look how it happen one night turn out an all time classic . with a very similar story and davis prof that she have no talent for comedy ( good thing for her that this be just about the only comedy she ever attempt . ) davis one note performance ooze petulance and but none of the nuance of colbert act in it happen one night . cagney and who be a great comedy actor and just seem out of sync with his costar and davis . the script provide some decent line and gag and but the delivery seem well suit to drama than comedy . part of the problem be the soundtrack and which and like the delivery of davis and cagney and seem more suitable to a light drama than a comedy . jack carson and who play similar role throughout his career and have more capably handle very similar material . in a fairly typical support role eugene palette deliver a respectable performance . in a slightly different role a an old west relic and harry davenport and be very good . but in one of his poor performance and william frawley be quite irritating . his character constant reference to fictional cop be a poor effort at irony . i really love every one of these performer and and it be a shame that and a an ensemble they achieve no more chemistry and no good result than the bride come c. o. d .