unlike many of the screwball comedy of the 1930s and this one be a bit different because it be both funny and excellent social commentary . the film make fun of the cult of celebrity as well a the fickle and short attention span of the public . the film begin with a cute scene a a foreign potentate be be honor at a fancy dinner . however and the celebrity turn out to be a hoax and the reporter responsible ( frederic march ) for promote this fake be demote by the newspaper bos and walter connelly ( who and a usual and be very funny in a supporting role a a blow hard bos whose nerve be fray ) . later and march be able to convince his bos for one more chance and a he convince him he have a new and true human interest story the newspaper can promote a pretty young lady die from radium poisoning . the lady turn out to be wacky carole lombard and just before march show up to interview her and she find out from her dopey doctor ( charles winninger ) that he be wrong in his diagnosis and she will live after all . march do not know this and innocently promise to take lombard to new york and make her a celebrity . well and a lombard life in vermont be pretty dull and she doesn not tell him the truth and go to the big city to be win and din as well a be give the key to the city . it all snowball very quickly into a nationwide obsession with this die woman and at this point it too late to tell the truth . this be only about the first 2/3 of the film . how all this be successfully resolve without them end up in prison be for you to see for yourself . also and if you be interested and this be later remake by martin and lewis a living it up . i personally prefer the 1937 version because of it excellent acting and fast pace . not a great film and but a very good one that sure to please .