Bob (Reginald Deny) and Angela (Kay Johnson) are married...but not happily. Bob is cheating on his wife with Trixie (Lillian Roth). But Angela is determined to get him back. At a costume party held on a zeppelin (don't ask) she comes in disguise as Madam Satan to win him back.
The plot is conventional at first. It starts off as a very poor, unfunny comedy drama with Angela discovering Bob is cheating and confronting Trixie. This is the entire first hour--chock full on horrendous dialogue, bad acting (Roth SCREAMS every line) and some of the worst comedy ever captured on film.
I was ready to turn it off when the costume party started. It starts off with some VERY elaborate costumes (I wish this film had been made in color) and a strange musical number. Then Angela shows up as Satan and we get MORE wooden dialogue and silly lines between her Bob. It all ends with the zeppelin being hit by lightning and everybody having to parachute out.
Sounds fun--but it's not. There are musical numbers sprinkled throughout the film--and all of them are bad. And this party aboard a zeppelin??? Is that a joke or are we supposed to take it seriously? But, most of all, this movie is just plain dull.
The few good points are: a good performance by Johnson; Deny isn't bad either and he's tall, handsome and muscular; the costumes ARE incredible; the special effects aren't bad and this is one of the few films Lillian Roth made (too bad she's lousy).
Worth seeing for film buffs--but nobody else.
The plot is conventional at first. It starts off as a very poor, unfunny comedy drama with Angela discovering Bob is cheating and confronting Trixie. This is the entire first hour--chock full on horrendous dialogue, bad acting (Roth SCREAMS every line) and some of the worst comedy ever captured on film.
I was ready to turn it off when the costume party started. It starts off with some VERY elaborate costumes (I wish this film had been made in color) and a strange musical number. Then Angela shows up as Satan and we get MORE wooden dialogue and silly lines between her Bob. It all ends with the zeppelin being hit by lightning and everybody having to parachute out.
Sounds fun--but it's not. There are musical numbers sprinkled throughout the film--and all of them are bad. And this party aboard a zeppelin??? Is that a joke or are we supposed to take it seriously? But, most of all, this movie is just plain dull.
The few good points are: a good performance by Johnson; Deny isn't bad either and he's tall, handsome and muscular; the costumes ARE incredible; the special effects aren't bad and this is one of the few films Lillian Roth made (too bad she's lousy).
Worth seeing for film buffs--but nobody else.