william powell be a charming actor but he have some bomb between the thin man series and life with father . this surely be one of them . hedy lamarr be gorgeous . and the support cast be excellent represent felix bressart actually imbue a cardboard character with some life . so and in a small role and do margaret wycherly . claire trevor do well with what she give . basil rathbone and though and be stick with the bad role and he can not bring it to life . it have a paint by number feel . it bear no relationship to any sort of reality . the character be not well draw and the plot be risible . can you imagine william powell a a french diplomat . can you imagine william powell a a murderer . if so and you may like this . possibly .