two passenger aboard a ship sailing from hong kong to san francisco be doom . joan ( kay francis ) be in delicate health and probably do not have long to live . dan ( william powell ) have be arrest for murder and be be bring to the state to be hang . they meet in a casual way and unaware of the others problem and and fall in love . leave a trail of crossed stem and broken glass and they spend their passage enjoy their last moment on the earth . to be honest and i be more impressed with the secondary actor in their role than francis and powell . aline macmahone be so regal and beautiful a the fake countess . she really know how to put over a comedy line and she never seem overly tough . frank mchugh have some great comic moment and provide an extra dimension to the film . even warren hymer a the cop be rather good . this be a sweet romance with great photography and snappy direction and a wonderful example of early 1930s film making .