Ray Milland as an English astronomy professor is about to embark on a lecture tour, but has one job to do first. He must return a locket to the Dean of a college. The dean is played wonderfully well by Roz Russell. She is not interested in love or marriage until she meets Milland. The crazy twists and turns of the comedy are worth watching. Russell delivers some slapstick scenes which are not wasted on the audience. She was well paired with Cary Grant in His Girl Friday, and although this is not as fast paced as that, it has some truly funny parts between Milland and her. She is always wacking him over the head with her handbag because she thinks he dreamed up a romance just to get some press for his tour. Of course it was his press agent that did it. He tries to break through the outer shell but is finding it quite difficult. In the end she realizes that she needs him and runs to meet him at the train station. I always liked Ray Milland and I think his comic timing is great with Russell's help. Plus they look great together.
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