Plot
Charles Lodge (William Powell), a freewheeling film director who lives in a car trailer, interrupts the well-ordered life of Margit Agnew (Myrna Loy) when he convinces her younger sister Irene (Florence Rice) that she should become an actress. However, Margit is determined that Irene will marry her fiancé of four years, the pliable Waldo (John Beal). Fed up with Waldo's easy-going nature, Irene decides that she is infatuated with Charles. Charles pretends to return her feelings so he can stay close to Margit. He agrees to give up Irene if Margit will let him paint her portrait. However, Irene comes unexpectedly to his trailer and Margit, believing he lied about giving Irene up, angrily destroys the painting and has him arrested. Charles arranges for a wedding, planning to marry Margit, but circumstances push him into marrying Irene. During the ceremony Charles and Margit finally admit that they really love each other and Waldo arrives to punch Charles out and take back his fiancée.
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