Review by moonspinner55

Second-biller from R.K.O. is an early, creaky vehicle for the young Lucille Ball, who had yet to make a big impression in Hollywood. Certainly this picture wasn't going to do it for her, however she's pretty good in the film's early moments. A plain-Jane housewife, whose workaholic accountant husband is assigned to entertain one of the young executives, senses hanky-panky and kicks her spouse out; the executive (for reasons unclear, perhaps guilt) plays matchmaker and devises a plan to bring the lovebirds back together via a ruse: dress Lucy up as a vivacious millionairess from South America! 68-minute throwaway does manage to pack a lot of zany mix-ups into its scenario, but aside from a few amusing sight-gags, it's a dud. This couple doesn't seem to be suffering from the marital blahs at all--they appear to be suffocating under the thumb of the wife's meddlesome mother. Lucy, at one point appearing in a dual role, gets to wear a black wig and talk with an accent, but the writing stymies her (as it does the gaggle of supporting characters, each with his or her own agenda). Director Ray McCarey, brother of Leo, attempts something akin to screwball, but this script has two many screws, none of which are fastened. *1/2 from ****