the film be about sir christopher strong ( mp member of parliament play by colin clive ) and his affair with the amelia earhart like character play by katherine hepburn . up until they meet and he have be a very devoted husband but when he meet the odd but fascinating hepburn and he couldn not help himself and they fell in love . you can tell and because they stare off into space a lot and talk endlessly about how painful their unrequited love be . frankly and this be a terribly date and practically impossible film to watch . part of the problem be that in the pre code day and film glamorize adultery be very common . plus and even if you accept this morally suspect subject and the utter sappiness of the dialog make it sound like a 19th century romance novel . and a really bad one at that . sticky and with difficult to like character ( after all and clive wife be a nice lady and do no one any harm ) make this one a big waste of time . about the only interesting aspect of this film be the costume hepburn wear in an early scene where she be dress in a moth costume . you have get ta see it to believe it and she look like one of the bugaloos ( an obscure and but fit reference ) .