year before pre nuptial agreement become a regular thing and ernest lubitsch make a screen comedy on which they be the basis . bluebeard eighth wife involve gary cooper a a multi millionaire living on the french riviera who be marry seven time and now marries claudette colbert for number eight . but cooper a good sport about it and he always settle with his ex wife for a $ 50 and 000 . 00 a year a per an agreement they sign before marry him . sound like what we now call a pre nuptial agreement . of course claudette want a lot more than that and she feel cooper take an entirely too business like approach to marriage . she would like the real deal and be willing to go some considerable length to get it . bluebeard eighth wife have some really funny moment and the original meeting of cooper and colbert in a men store where cooper be insist he want only pajama top and colbert look for only bottom . and of course my favorite be colbert trail and blackmail the detective cooper send to spy on her . herman bing have the best support role in the film a that selfsame and fluster detective . i have often wonder how back in the day hollywood could get away with cast so many people who be non french in a film like this . of course cooper be an american and colbert of the cast be the only one actually of french background . though david niven be charm a always and have him be a frenchman be ludicrous and he be sooooooo british . nevertheless bluebeard eighth wife be an enjoyable film and a great example of what be call the lubitsch touch back in the day .