miriam hopkins find herself in love with both gary cooper and fredric march ( who can blame her . ) and so she do what any sensible pre code woman would do represent she decide to live with both of them . it a tribute to movie audience of the early 1930s that a sophisticated comedy like design for living could a . ) get produce and and b . ) be a success at the box office . the dumbing down of current film mean that the delicious innuendo in design for living would go over the head of most of today audience . the key to the lubitsch touch be in the perfect timing of physical gesture and the delivery of the line . trouble in paradise and design for living be the best in this respect . personally and i prefer the lack of music in design for living . i think it date the film less than lubitsch other effort . i do not mind that ben hecht write most of the film dialog rather than noel coward and who write the original play . all i know be that the dialog be very very funny and quite naughty and make this the ultimate pre code film . miriam hopkins could do no wrong in a lubitsch film and and her work here be brilliant . she intelligent and uncompromisingly honest . her leading men and gary cooper and fredric march and be both sexy and hilarious . gary cooper be a particular revelation and display a flair for comedy that be quite unexpected . a cooper friend and rival for the affection of hopkins and march be also very funny and which come a no surprise after his brilliant parody of john barrymore in the royal family of broadway ( 1930 ) . prepare to laugh yourself silly during what may be the funny film ever make .