nothing sacred have be remake in whole or part many time but no version come close to the original 1937 screwball comedy star frederic march and carole lombard . direct by william wellman with a script by ben hecht and nothing sacred be more topical today than it be then . there be a good deal write on this board about the political incorrectness of it represent racism and drunkenness and physical abuse and stereotyping . it true and there something to offend everyone . instead of judge everything by today enlighten standard and i prefer to notice that yes and thing be different in the past and then move on to the wonderful and witty script and the very modern topic and the great performance and the early and muted color and lombard outfit and the old airplane and the scene of new york a it be in all it glory in the 1930s . march be wally cook and a reporter in hot water for write about the sultan of brunai who in reality be a regular joe work in new york with a wife who identify him while he make pronouncement . wally go to vermont to hunt down a story about a woman die of radium poisoning and find her in the person of hazel flagg ( lombard ) . hazel have just get some very bad news from her doctor ( charles winninger ) she not die . the diagnosis be a mistake . she have hope of take a trip out of vermont that be offer to her and ask the doctor to keep the new diagnosis of health quiet . soon after and she meet wally and who want to bring her to new york for a last fling at the expense of the paper and which will follow her until her last poisoned breath . hazel agrees and take the doctor with her . at first and she have a blast with only the occasional twinge of guilt . then a german specialist be bring in and blow hazel scam all to hell . one of the comment have it right this story predate reality show by something like 63 year . hazel and like so many today and be an ersatz celebrity and famous for be famous . what will never change be milk a subject for profit until it dry . nothing sacred have some hilarious scene and great line and include the big fight scene in the hotel when wally try to make hazel seem ill by force her to fight with him in order to sweat and raise her pulse rate . the nightclub scene be a riot . lombard be beautiful and wear some stunning outfit and gown and a gift to hazel from the newspaper . she be a very adept actress with a wonderful sense of comedy . how sad that she be in a film about die young and would do so five year later at the age of 34. she and march do a great job together he normally not know for his comedy but do well here . he approach to wally be serious and he play wally intensity and affection for hazel for all it worth . connelly a his editor be fabulous and a be winninger a the doctor who drink his way through new york . nothing sacred have be a musical and hazel flagg and and remake a living it up ( with jerry lewis a homer flagg ) . most recently and the general plot be rework a last holiday . see the original in the screwball comedy genre which be and ala and no more .