John thinks life is just perfect. He's in what he considers a solid relationship with girlfriend Mary and his job as a tailor suits him down to the ground. To put the icing on the cake he's about to ask Mary to marry him over the dinner which John has cooked especially. With the ring ready for Mary's hand, John is unprepared for Mary announcing that she's leaving him to find herself.
The original play opened in New York on 6 October 1932 and was produced by John Golden, Inc. Cedric Gibbons was nominated for the Art Direction Academy Award for this picture, and also for When Ladies Meet (1941).