Fredric March and Claudette Colbert were two new and upcoming players that Paramount studios signed with the coming of sound. Both would do much better work individually and collectively in the future. But for now they were doing films like Manslaughter.
Which is what Claudette committed when she was speeding and a young motorcycle cop was chasing her and plowed into her vehicle. Colbert is a spoiled young heiress who likes to party like there's no tomorrow and loves that snappy roadster of her's. Not helping her case is the fact that she's got a history of speeding.
March is a promising young prosecutor with a bright future. He's falling in love with Colbert, but when she kills that traffic cop who is a friend of his, March's duty is clear. He has a slam dunk case for vehicular homicide and he prosecutes with vigor and then resigns in remorse.
Now in real life no way do people like these get together, but believe it or not in Manslaughter they do. It's clear what stars March and Colbert would become and they do their best to make this somewhat palatable. But there best isn't good enough, no one's best would be.
Which is what Claudette committed when she was speeding and a young motorcycle cop was chasing her and plowed into her vehicle. Colbert is a spoiled young heiress who likes to party like there's no tomorrow and loves that snappy roadster of her's. Not helping her case is the fact that she's got a history of speeding.
March is a promising young prosecutor with a bright future. He's falling in love with Colbert, but when she kills that traffic cop who is a friend of his, March's duty is clear. He has a slam dunk case for vehicular homicide and he prosecutes with vigor and then resigns in remorse.
Now in real life no way do people like these get together, but believe it or not in Manslaughter they do. It's clear what stars March and Colbert would become and they do their best to make this somewhat palatable. But there best isn't good enough, no one's best would be.