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Plot

Paramount's Café Society applies a glossy new coat of paint to a wheezy old plotline. Madeleine Carroll plays a debutante named Christopher, who after a whirlwind courtship marries newspaper photographer Crick O'Banion (Fred MacMurray). But when Crick finds out that he's been rushed to the altar so that Christoper can win a bet with society columnist Sonny DeWitt (Allyn Joslyn) he vows to teach her a good lesson. With the sub rosa help of Christopher's wealthy uncle (Claude Gillingwater Sr.), Crick contrives a latter-day "Taming of the Shrew" scenario. It's all been done before and would all be done again, but the stars are attractive and the production values top-rank.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Comedy,Romance
Run Time:
83min.
Distributor(s):
Paramount
Director(s):
Edward H. Griffith
Starring:
Madeleine Carroll , Fred MacMurray , Shirley Ross , Jessie Ralph
Keywords:
battle-of-the-sexes,con/scam,couple,evil,experiment,high-society,husband,impulsiveness,killing,love,marriage,marriage-of-convenience,metamorphosis,morals,police,publicity,rescue,shipboard,strife