james stewart play johnny mason and lawyer . carole lombard be jane mason and wife . lucile watson the mother in law harriet mason . johnny see jane and quickly marries her . mother be disappoint . mother live with them . many trouble be ahead . jane can not cook . can not set the table . can not do many thing accord to mother . the interaction between daughter in law and mother be the highlight of this film . stewart and lombard be marry but just do not have any real magic on screen . stewart be stewart . he be good a a timid husband and son but this doesn not carry the film . can baby mason build bridge between jane and harriet . a believable film for those that be marry .