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Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. He convinces the sheriff to give him a job watching the house and furniture of widow Crystal Wetherby without knowing she is engaged to his brother.
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"Back during the golden age of Hollywood, things were not always so golden when it came to casting folks in films. Since almost all the actors were contract players essentially belonging to one studio, the studios often tried to fit the actors into films instead of finding the best actor or actress for the part. So, when MGM wanted to do a film about China, they cast Walter Huston and Katharine Hepburn in it! And, the same sort of wacky casting happened somewhat regularly. While not nearly as goofy, some knucklehead at MGM thought 'Robert Taylor isn't busy with a film and he IS very p..."
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Throughout the film, Jean Harlow wears the massive 152-carat star sapphire ring (also reported as an "85-carat" gem), a round cabochon, which was given to her by her then boyfriend William Powell, supposedly for their engagement. Star sapphire rings were very popular in Hollywood in that era, and Harlow's was said to be the biggest one owned by any film star. At one point during the film's production, Harlow lost her ring, removing it for a dish-washing scene and handing it to a makeup man. An all night search finally turned up the ring in an ashtray.
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Raymond Dabney returns to his family after trouble with the law. He convinces the sheriff to give him a job watching the house and furniture of widow Crystal Wetherby without knowing she is engaged to his brother.