although cary grant be justifiably remember a a screen legend ( indeed he be probably the most adept of any of his contemporary at romantic comedy ) and it seem criminal that irene dunne be almost forget these day . this be the second and most lightweight of three very fruitful screen pairing they have during this period the other two be the even more insane divorce farce and the awful truth and from 1937 and 1941 child adoption tearjerker and penny serenade . with her insinuate laugh and sophisticated but down to earth manner and she be a wonderful screwball heroine and even if she lack the haughty glamour of katharine hepburn or the brazen beauty of carole lombard . here dunne play ellen wagstaff arden return home after seven year shipwreck on a desert island . the problem be that her husband nick have just get remarry to a high maintenance socialite name bianca . further complication ensue when it disclose that ellen be not alone on the island and that her companion be an athletic adonis name stephen burkett and of course a bachelor . the end be obvious from the beginning and but there be some hilarious set piece along the way and in particular and when ellen recruit a timid shoe salesman to impersonate stephen and also when her ruse be expose a the real stephen pop up from the country club swim pool . in 1940 and the same year he make classic like the philadelphia story and his girl friday and grant be at the top of his game and and dunne match him every step of the way . it do seem a bit of a stretch to think that the principal character would be celibate for seven long year and but such be 1930 hollywood convention . randolph scott gamely play the dumb a dirt stephen and an ironic choice give the rumor of the actor relationship with grant . a bianca and the glamorously venomous gail patrick expert at such role from classic like my man godfrey and stage door know her fate in the movie but doesn not really show her talon until the courtroom scene . in scene steal bit be granville bates a the frustrated judge and donald macbride a the confused hotel clerk . the only drawback be the overly precocious child play hammily by scotty beckett and mary lou harrington . direct with comic mastery by leo mccarey and it a frothy confection from a bygone era and and the far inferior 1963 doris day remake only prove how unmatchable grant and dunne be . the dvd have a surprisingly pristine print transfer and and extras include an unrelated comic short feature humorist robert bentley and a condensed 1950 broadcast of the movie feature grant and dunne .