Plot Summary - POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD - - - Silent romp about Connie (Sally Eilers), a flirtatious young beauty who, though engaged to Oliver (Norman Kerry) - her 13th fiance - is the Scarlett O'Hara of the flapper era as she comes on to all the men at the party, and as they surround her for a dance gushes "I can't dance with all of you - so I'll dance *for* all of you", then proceeds to dance the Black Bottom in wild fashion. Her cousin Grace (Thelma Todd) has meanwhile arrived with a catch draped on her arms - one handsome doctor known as "Thor" (okay, his look is a bit heavy on the lipstick, but hey, it's the silent era). The four go on a country picnic and Connie steals Thor - they then agree to a "trial marriage": if either of them is unhappy in six months, they will divorce and be friends (and Grace then turns to boring Oliver for her romance). Into the marriage and Connie is bored 'cause her man's a success as a doctor and keeps getting called on emergencies leaving her home alone (hmm, perhaps she needs a hobby). While the doctor's out, Connie heads next door to a big charity party where she's recruited to boost up profits by dancing in a tent marked "Men Only" - she becomes the star attraction in front of the drooling male audience until - mad Thor arrives and finds out what she's up to. He gets a divorce - but doesn't know that she's pregnant! Well, the four oddly switch partners - Thor marries Grace, Connie marries Oliver - and Thor is kept in the dark about his young son, who he later meets and wishes were his own - yet believes the boy is the son of rival Oliver. Nothing seems to work out for this bunch romantically and eventually the inevitable happens - guess.
Review - An entertaining, fun late silent romantic comedy. Good-looking tinted print, lots of cute outfits to look at on the females. Thelma Todd looks great in this film, she really sparkles - both the ladies do, actually. Jason Robards Sr., who plays Thor, is a stud (yes, I like men who look like that - slim and pale). SPOILERS AHEAD - - Something that made me wonder - in the end, when Thor is introduced to the child as his dad, wouldn't this have been rather traumatic for a young boy who has for several years (his whole young life) believed a different man to be his father?! Yet the whole thing is played as a happy ending - a happy family reunited at last. Cute film. Rating - 8/10 stars
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