喜剧片

　　Scion of the once-rich Mitchell family, Herbert Wynn is found shot to death. Nurse Adams, bored by hospital routine, is recruited by the police to ferret out clues as she tends to Wynn's elderly aunt Julia. Jokingly given the 'rank' of Miss Pinkerson, after the famous detective agency, Adams probes into the mystery, but not before a second death.

　　A drunken newspaperman is rescued from his alcoholic haze by an heiress whose love sobers him up and encourages him to write a play, but he lapses back into dipsomania.

　　The film was a great success, De Sica and Lia Franca became stars and the song Parlami d'amore Mariù was a hit. Rarelly in Italian film history, it was filmed on real Milan locations, nowadays it is a sort of documentary how was Milan in the 30s. The film was remade in 1953 by Glauco Pellegrini.

　　Lois Ames is devoted to her job as the editor of a magazine, and her wealthy husband Fred is equally dedicated to polo and parties. Lois's long hours drive her secretary to quit, and she replaces her with Tom Sheridan, who happens to be in the office demonstrating a rowing machine. Tom likes the work and continues to advance until he is indispensable to Lois. Ruth Holman, Tom's fiancée, is jealous of Tom's relationship with Lois and with some reason, as he is falling in love with her. In the meantime, Fred is having an affair with Ann Le Maire, a woman whose interests are closer to his own. Because he feels his love for Lois is hopeless, Tom quits his job and plans his marriage to Ruth. Lois tries to patch things up with Fred, but he suggests that they divorce instead. On Tom's last night, Lois keeps him working late. Ruth is furious and storms up to the office where Lois and Tom are dining. She threatens to tell Lois's husband about their relationship, which leaves the way clear for Lois to announce her pending divorce. Ruth breaks off her engagement to Tom, and he immediately asks Lois to marry him.

　　小职员搬到城郊，岂料山雨欲来，大人与小孩世界各自上演不同的权力游戏。新来的一双小兄弟给小邻居欺负得眼泪涟涟，后来借用别人的武力做了小霸王。小兄弟目睹窝囊的父亲扮小丑取悦老板，气上心头骂了父亲一顿，然后绝食抗议。暖热饭团最后送到两张小嘴里，一家人和气收场，小孩上了生命「宝贵的」头一课。大人虚伪，莫非真的有道理？剧本原来写大儿子离家出走，小津大笔一改，他那些放任的少年从此亦离我们而去。　　日本「电影旬报」选为年度最佳电影。

　　玛丽埃特（凯·弗朗西斯 Kay Francis 饰）是个腰缠万贯作风轻浮的漂亮寡妇，经营着一间公司。一次偶然中，她和一个名叫里瓦尔（赫伯特·马歇尔 Herbert Marshall 饰）的男人相识了。里瓦尔英俊潇洒风流倜傥，玛丽埃特很快就被他的魅力所征服，雇佣他成为了自 己的私人秘书，这正是里瓦尔所梦寐以求的。　　原来，里瓦尔系化名，这个风度翩翩的男人的真实身份是一名国际大盗，他和曾经的情人莉莉（米利亚姆·霍普金斯 Miriam Hopkins 饰）联手，企图将玛丽埃特的财产据为己有。公司董事长阿道夫（C·奥布雷·史密斯 C. Aubrey Smith 饰）察觉了里瓦尔的阴谋并告诉了玛丽埃特，可玛丽埃特并不相信他的忠告，里瓦尔的阴谋眼看就要得逞。

　　本片借两对男女互相间的滥情、妒忌和背叛来制造笑料。流浪汉布杜被一个好心的书商从塞纳河中救起并收留，书商的太太和女佣对好吃懒做的布杜非常厌恶，流浪汉非但不感恩戴德，还勾引书商的太太和女仆，把他家搞得鸡犬不宁。偏偏书商本身也与女佣有染，这两对男女的爱情烂账，终于决定要用一场婚宴来解决。