Easy to Love

William Keighley directs this frothy comedy that came out just as the Production Code was ending glimpses into high-society bedrooms. What's good for the gander is good for the goose in this roundelay of romance and romp centered on a smart-set quartet of friends and lovers: married couple John (Adolphe Menjou) and Carol (Genevieve Tobin); John's best friend, Eric Schulte (Edward Everett Horton); and Eric's companion, Charlotte Hopkins (Mary Astor). Swapping cab-ride companions after a cabaret night reveals some startling cross-currents in the quartet -- Eric loves Carol while Charlotte loves John. Alas for Carol, who only has eyes for her hubby, John returns Charlotte's ardor. After discovering John's "polo practice" has been conducted in private with Charlotte, Carol declares her intentions to become Eric's lover -- and John won't stand for it!

• comedy