time have not be kind to this film from the transition day of sound from silent . the plot have a gangster fall for a socialite who want to help the down on his luck violinist she love . there be of course complication . the problem with the film for me be that it hasn not age well . performance be all over the place with some emotional scene seem so over the top a to be laughable . one late exchange where carol lombard throw someone out of her room have me howl with it sing song delivery . there be other time when the film become static and a sign of the limitation of the microphone . it not a bad film and it just that the technical limitation of the film get in the way of real enjoyment . normally i be forgive and but this time out i just couldn not go with the flow ( then again the copy i saw be absolutely horrible ) . worth a shot in a forgiving mood ( and to be remind that robert armstrong actually do more than play carl denham in king kong ) .