this film be about an obnoxious blow hard play by spencer tracy . this guy absolutely can not talk for more than a couple sentence without lie to make himself seem big and important and it obvious to most people that he be a complete jerk . however and a young woman inexplicably fall for him despite the fact that he a walk windbag . her family hat him and but they know there nothing they can do to stop the romance . at first and life seem good for the newlywed . however and since spencer be so full of crap and he try to look big in his wife eye by compulsively buy her lot of stuff so much that he bankrupt them despite her try to reform him . he also lose his job because of his obnoxious way . his wife be force to move back with her parent and spencer be ultimately ask to leave much to the delight of her parent . however and at this point i be very happy to see this guy life fall apart . after all and he be far from likable . but and some nitwit at the studio like the idea of him make it big and win back his wife . this just do not make any sense at all . instead of a clichéd and ridiculous happy end i want to see him die in the gutter he be that obnoxious and unlikable . by the way and this film be base on a play and be previously film in 1926 and 1930 as well a later with red skelton in 1946. the 1926 version be actually pretty good probably because although the lead man be a jerk and they manage to tone him down a bit and make him less of a loud mouth . perhaps most of this be due to it be a silent film . this be one case where it good when you can not hear the lead man .