Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandled the family fortune, and, alas, the stock market crash has depleted their worth. Elizabeth's goofy brothers cannot easily adjust to the life of the average worker. Meanwhile, the family doctor has his eye on Elizabeth, but he will have to compete with her suitor, an ill-informed writer.
Directed by Elliott Nugent
factory worker
hunger
great depression
sexual harassment
doctor
novelist
screwball comedy
unemployment
pre-code
bankruptcy
lifeguard
stock market
bar exam
idle rich
party girl
shoemaking
flirtatious woman
family life
law clerk
dilettante
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
Cast
Claudette Colbert
Elizabeth Rimplegar
Richard Arlen
Dr. Alan Stevens
Mary Boland
Mrs. Nellie Rimplegar
Lyda Roberti
Jenny
Wallace Ford
Kenneth Rimplegar
Tom Brown
Eddie Rimplegar
William Bakewell
Douglas Rimplegar
Hardie Albright
Ronald
Joan Marsh
Kitty
Sam Hardy
Hawkins
Margaret Armstrong
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)
Clara Blandick
Ronald’s Landlady (uncredited)
Crew
Elliott Nugent
Director
John Leipold
Original Music Composer
Leon Shamroy
Director of Photography
Travis Banton
Costume Designer
Popular Reviews
1 review
Maranda
5.0★ · 11/23/25
I’ve seen better eccentric families but still alright
I’ve seen better eccentric families but still alright
