Lazybones

Sir Reginald Ford (Ian Hunter) is a lazy baronet who, like many of the gentry, has never worked a day in his life. This is a serious problem as his family is practically bankrupt. His siblings are excited, however, at the prospect of him marrying a rich American heiress (Claire Luce)...though she turns out to be broke as well! Now that she's told Reginald this, he asks her to marry him, as he didn't want to marry her just for her fortune.

After marrying, Reginald has a plan for employment--to have an agency that finds real jobs for broke gentry like himself. But there's a fly in the marital ointment...his new wife has a sleazy crook as a friend...and her involvement with him could prove embarrassing.

The acting is much better than the movie itself. Now it isn't that the movie is bad, but the film seemed to go in two directions at once--about the marriage AND the sleazy friend. I think the film might have been better without him. Still, it's an enjoyable little film....even though the 'American' lady sound about as American as Pancho Villa!