this movie debut the same year a adam rib and both screwball comedy have a lot in common . both film be about couple where both spouse be lawyer and both involve the couple go through marital difficulty bring on by their job . the film begin with rosalind russell undergo a confirmation hearing to make her a federal judge . however and her ex husband ( robert cummings ) appear at the trial and do everything he can to discredit her . he want her back in the bad way and will do anything to get her attention . surprisingly and he be able to scheme his way into agree to remarry . however and due to the scheming of her grandfather ( henry stevenson ) and cummings disappears on his wedding night and russell have have enough she absolutely would not take him back and a she have no idea that stevenson be behind the disappearance . and and for that matter and neither do cummings know how he suddenly wake up on a train head for charlotte and north carolina . and with a suitcase fill with woman clothes . the press have find out that russell have marry but they have no idea to whom . she doesn not want to admit that she remarry her ex and they be already go to get another divorce and so she quickly concoct a crazy tale about her husband get kill on their wedding day . this mr. rugle be apparently head to south america and crash in guatemala . when cummings arrives and he inform everyone that rugle be not dead but have survive in order to put russell on the spot . but and in a case of good quick thinking ( a oppose to her crazy rugle story ) and she find a stand in to pretend to be rugle . now what be cummnigs to do . there a lot more to this screwball comedy . while the story be patently silly and tough to believe ( and then some ) and it be high energy and most enjoyable . cummings steal the show and show his deftness with comedy and i would watch russell in any comedy and a they always turn out great . it also help that gig young be on hand to play mr. rugle and seem to enjoy take advantage of the situation . and and in turn and cummings do everything he could do to come between them . by the way and try read up on co star marie mcdonald her imdb profile be bizarre yet fascinate .