Alex da Silva Newly-weds Viv (Jane Wyman) and Arthur (Jack Carson) arrive at the bridal suite in a hotel. However, they are not alone. Newly-weds Edna (Anne Sheridan) and Julian (John Ridgely) are already in the room and they end up sharing the apartment. Enter newly-wed Nan (Alexix Smith) who also ends up staying. Then comes Russian Natalia (Eve Arden) .... guess what ... she stays too. During the proceedings, several other men appear. It turns out that none of the women are actually legally married for various reasons and the film takes us to the conclusion where everyone is happy.I found one line of repeated dialogue funny. It comes from Eve Arden's character when she says "I wooold like a feesh". Apart from that one line, there is no humour in this noisy, unfunny film. Here is an example of what you can expect: ...The doorbell rings and people shout at each other, then the phone rings followed by more shouting, then someone appears and starts shouting, then everyone talks at the same time...oh no, now we've got a comedy character coming in with comedy music....back to the shouting and screeching at each other. This basically goes on for 1 hour and 40 minutes. If this is your kind of humour, then you will enjoy the film. I didn't.The film contains very irritating characters and I gave up caring about what was going on. One of the film's final punchlines comes when Tom (Craig Stevens) is recounting his tale of soldier heroism which culminates in a situation in which he had to call out the name of his friend "Harry Kerry" and the Japanese perceived this as an order to commit "Hari Kiri"....Groan.... You may want to commit "hara-kiri" yourself after sitting through this.

lcalabraro planktonrules makes some points that may or may NOT be valid. The one in particular concerns Eve Arden's portrayal of a Russian soldier. plankton defines it as NOT subtle. Please tell me why any portrayal of female Russian soldier would be anything remotely subtle. I watched this movie as a young child and was LOL. My favorite part was Eve. I would point out that this was a Major breakthrough for her in movies, radio and TV. She perfected and honed the part of a wisecracking female hell bent on getting a man but failing miserably as no man could hold a candle to her, except on rare occasions. If you do not like this film two things will occur. One: You will get your money back. Two: You will prove that anything old and funny and in black & white is not your cup of tea. Stick with Sean Penn and Will Ferrell. They will suit you to a nub.

moonspinner55 Director James V. Kern also co-adapted this screen-translation of a once-popular play by Joseph Fields involving three would-be brides rooming together in the Honeymoon Suite of an overcrowded hotel in WWII-era Washington, D.C. They are joined by confused suitors, Eve Arden as a gregarious Russian guerrilla fighter, an amusingly out-of-it hotel staff, a blustery broadcaster, and the inimitable Charles Ruggles as the smitten boss of dotty Jane Wyman, whose heart belongs to flustered Jack Carson (who only wants to have his honeymoon!). Breathless farce came in on the tail-end of the screwball rage, but nevertheless contains several big laughs. The staginess of the material becomes overpowering before long, but the cast never runs out of energy. **1/2 from ****

Neil Doyle I was so busy watching ANN SHERIDAN looking so great that I had a hard time keeping track of the zany plot. She really had a flair for comedy, even this kind of absurd farce, that it's a shame she was never given better scripts. JANE WYMAN plays the sort of dumb blonde that made Marilyn famous (only she's a brunette here)--but she too is saddled with overly dumb remarks that even JACK Carson has a hard time swallowing. And ALEXIS SMITH proves that behind that frozen puss she has a real sense of humor. Catch the scene where she stoops to telling a tale of woe in a Brooklyn accent! Incidentally, her boyfriend in the film is the man she eventually married in real life--CRAIG REYNOLDS.I don't fault the actors. CHARLES RUGGLES is actually quite good as a businessman attracted to Wyman. And character actor JOHN RIDGELY gets to play a prominent supporting role as Sheridan's fiancé with a good deal of amiable charm and skill. For these reasons alone, the film is worth watching despite the over-baked ham.But beware of most of the farce, which is directed with the finesse of a sledgehammer bearing down on all the lines, emphasized by big close-ups of the cast in wide-eyed reaction shots in case we don't get the point.It's another in a number of wartime films (WWII) emphasizing the overcrowded hotel conditions in Washington, D.C. from the very opening shot--similar to "The More the Merrier" and "Government Girl."Terribly overdone, downright hammy performances from everyone including EVE ARDEN as "a Russian Sergeant York" who shoots her rifle from the terrace. Jane Wyman's character gets annoying after the first few remarks and from then on I kept my eyes on Sheridan. Her reactions are priceless, if a bit over-the-top.Trivia note: MARK STEVENS has only a couple of lines to say during one of the crowded hotel scenes as Reynolds' Army friend and NATALIE SCHAEFER has no lines at all as a woman holding a baby.