In this screwball comedy a WW2 US pilot bombs a Japanese aircraft carrier, is assumed to be dead, and then is misquoted in the press as fondly remembering his days back home walking his dog Piggy. Instead of his dog Piggy he is thought to be in love with Peggy, a girl he worked with. The usual farce ensues after he returns home alive and tries to play along with the mistake to save embarrassment for all.
Acting
Colbert and MacMurray's chemistry crackles through every ridiculous lie.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp you'll need to pause to catch the jokes.
Director
Mitchell Leisen
Fred MacMurray
Daniel Bellamy
Claudette Colbert
Peggy Martin
Gil Lamb
Albert W. Beagell
Cecil Kellaway
Marvin P. Meglin
Robert Benchley
Judge Robert Simpson
Tom Powers
Commander Harry Harpe
Jane Frazee
Jane Frazee - Vocalist
Rosemary DeCamp
Ellen Macy
Isabel Randolph
Mrs. Meglin
Mikhail Rasumny
LaCrosse
Bobby Barber
Man on Subway (uncredited)
Byron Barr
Navigator (uncredited)
Hugh Beaumont
Film-Cutter (uncredited)
Maurice Costello
Senate Stenographer (uncredited)
Yvonne De Carlo
Office Clerk (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the fourth and final pairing of Colbert and MacMurray, who had become Paramount's reliable romantic comedy duo throughout the 1930s and 40s.
Director Mitchell Leisen started as a costume designer, which explains the impeccable visual polish even in dialogue-heavy scenes — every frame looks expensive.
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