i be quite the mitchell leisen fan so it be a great anticipation that i rent this movie but the print i get be extremely bad and so worn down from use and scorch seemingly beyond repair and the movie be so dark . so dark that in certain scene that be cinematographed in the dark and you can not see a single thing . that say and i believe i share the same opinion a the first review of this movie . it start out unusually and do not tote the line and rhythm of your typical hollywood 30 movie . heck and not even your typical hollywod movie of any era . it seem the director have be influence by the european because there be a certain caustic realism to the proceeding from the opening shot which be so craft in camera movement and placement a maggie ( carole lombard ) and skid ( fred macmurray ) meet . you half expect them to start sing make believe from show boat . it start with a few laugh and poor anthony in a one scene role where he speak not a word of english get slap around by freddie . skid be a bum who doesn not care that he a bum . that why he sign up in the army where he can hide from the world . he just be release though and in a set of screenplay shenanigan and she miss her boat for new york . this be when the movie kick into high gear and we begin to get those french movie of the sixty vibes to the whole proceeding . the scene be so well act by lombard and cecil cunningham and the movie gain a pulse . macmurray be good too a he and lombard fall for each other a she nurture his talent for the trumpet . then the temptress arrive in the form of dorothy lamour . enough with plot . the movie have fantastic montage sequence that dazzle me . they be very good . and lombard score a home run in this movie but in the second half and a bit more be call of freddie and he fail to deliver the good . with a heavily melodramatic end and an actor you do not believe and the movie fall short but since it be not your typical movie in structure and set design and and direction . it be worth a look . for what be what it be one of the 37 hit of the 1936 37 season . i do not know it exact rank though .