My favorite of the Fred Astaire-Ginger Rogers musical comedies, because this one is by far the funniest. The absurb plot involved bored Mimi, looking to get out of her marriage, a hired corespondent Italian named Tonetti ("If you like-a spaghetti, stick with Tonetti!"), hilariously played by Eric Rhodes (who was in several with the dance team, for comic relief), and when she goes to meet him at a resort, mistakes Astaire for the hired beau. Also thanks to a very funny password phrase mix-up, about "fate". There's much dancing, romancing, and running around before the husband is due to arrive, including a monster 15-minute version of "The Continental", the song from this that won the Oscar that year, beating out Cole Porter's "Night and Day", also in this. 5 Oscar nominations, this is a "don't miss" for fans of the screwball comedy and musical era.

Quote: Fate is foolish, take a chance! (Tonetti) This was one confusion of their 'passcode' (of many): Fate is the fool's word for chance.