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Review

Hawks' lightning-quick, hilarious adaptation of the Hecht-MacArthur play was the first popular hit of the new "screwball comedy" genre, and those unfamiliar with this comic gem will be amazed at how relentlessly funny and inventive it is. Lombard and Barrymore have an ongoing, cross-country battle-of-the-sexes aboard a train en route to her Broadway opening. The two stars are phenomenal. Barrymore brings fiendish energy to the part of a down-on-his-luck, maniacal director, and Lombard combines dazzling wit with great beauty in her role as the pampered actress.