As well as featuring some scenes with dialogue rendered in rhyming couplets, the film is notable as an example of Hollywood's attitude to abstract art in the 1930s. The hero is a no-nonsense representational artist from Tennessee, who, transplanted to Paris, meets a crowd of pretentious types in a Montparnasse garret.
In addition to showcasing scenes with dialogue written in rhyming couplets, the film is notable as an illustration of Hollywood's stance on abstract art during the 1930s. The protagonist is a practical, realistic artist from Tennessee, who, relocated to Paris, encounters a group of pretentious individuals in a Montparnasse attic.