When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine.
Directed by William A. Wellman
new york city
newspaper
radium
reporter
screwball comedy
vermont
faking illness
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Cast
Carole Lombard
Hazel Flagg
Fredric March
Wallace "Wally" Cook
Charles Winninger
Dr. Enoch Downer
Walter Connolly
Oliver Stone
Sig Ruman
Dr. Emil Eggelhoffer
Frank Fay
Master of Ceremonies
Maxie Rosenbloom
Max Levinsky
Margaret Hamilton
Warsaw, Vermont Drugstore Lady
Olin Howland
Baggage Man
Billy Barty
Boy Biting Wally's Ankle (uncredited)
Nora Cecil
Schoolteacher (uncredited)
George Chandler
Photographer (uncredited)
Crew
William A. Wellman
Director
Ben Hecht
Screenplay
Oscar Levant
Original Music Composer
David O. Selznick
Producer
Travis Banton
Costume Designer
William Cameron Menzies
Second Unit
Walter Plunkett
Costume Design
Popular Reviews
34 reviews
Yannai
6.0★ · 04/15/26
"I'll be kind to you. I'll be like a mother to you. I'll be the best friend you ever had."
"I'll be kind to you. I'll be like a mother to you. I'll be the best friend you ever had."
Katelin
6.0★ · 03/22/26
i 🩷 carole lombard
i 🩷 carole lombard
christy
4.0★ · 03/19/26
This was a miss for me. I didn't find it very funny. The faded Technicolor print is interesting to watch though.
This was a miss for me. I didn't find it very funny. The faded Technicolor print is interesting to watch though.
annie
8.0★ · 02/20/26
✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦ “my chivalry? aren't you just a trifle confused, mr. cook? you hit her!”
okay this was absolutely adorable. i love carole lombard so much. she’s such a cutie and was such a extremely talented comedienne. i wish we could have seen her in more comedies. i loved all of her scenes in this. she was so sassy as hazel flagg. i loved the scene when fredric march’s character wally cook punched hazel to knock her out and when she realized it was for nothing she immediately jumped out of bed and punched him in the face. i just loved this.
✦ . ⁺ . ✦ . ⁺ . ✦ “my chivalry? aren't you just a trifle confused, mr. cook? you hit her!”
okay this was absolutely adorable. i love carole lombard so much. she’s such a cutie and was such a extremely talented comedienne. i wish we could have seen her in more comedies. i loved all of her scenes in this. she was so sassy as hazel flagg. i loved the scene when fredric march’s character wally cook punched hazel to knock her out and when she realized it was for nothing she immediately jumped out of bed and punched him in the face. i just loved this.
