Academy Awards, USA 1943
| Nominated Oscar | Best Picture Columbia |
| Best Writing, Original Story Sidney Harmon | |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Sidney Buchman Irwin Shaw | |
| Best Cinematography, Black-and-White Ted Tetzlaff | |
| Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White Lionel Banks Rudolph Sternad Fay Babcock | |
| Best Film Editing Otto Meyer | |
| Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture Friedrich Hollaender Morris Stoloff |
Columbia Pictures
Directed by George Stevens
My rating: 2.5 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Columbia TriStar)
Escaped prisoner Cary Grant, falsely accused of arson and murder, seeks refuge in the home of childhood friend Jean Arthur. She tries to hide him from visiting law professor Ronald Colman for awhile but he shows himself and they pass him off as the gardener. Grant and Colman have philosophical arguments about law while he evades detection by the police. Colman eventually discovers his true identity and is persuaded to defend him in court. The story can't decide if it wants to be a romantic comedy or serious crime drama, to the detriment of both. Arthur is good as usual, Grant mugs excessively, as usual.
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