Vivacious Lady
College town life gets turned upside down after a button-down botany professor secretly weds a sizzling night-club singer.
Critics Sentiment
Francey and Helen brawl at university prom
Peter gets drunk trying to force his father's hand
The film drops from the beloved Big Apple dance scene to Stewart's widely criticized drunk performance.
Critics praised the chemistry between Rogers and Stewart and celebrated specific comedic moments like the catfight and dance scenes. However, many found Stewart's weak, spineless character frustrating throughout the middle portions. The film succeeds as charming screwball comedy despite plot contrivances that tested some viewers' patience.
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Ginger Rogers
Francey
James Stewart
Peter
James Ellison
Keith
Beulah Bondi
Mrs. Morgan
Charles Coburn
Mr. Morgan
Frances Mercer
Helen
Phyllis Kennedy
Jenny
Franklin Pangborn
Apartment Manager
Grady Sutton
Culpepper
Jack Carson
Waiter Captain
Alec Craig
Joseph
Willie Best
Porter
Spencer Charters
Husband Shaving on Train (uncredited)
Phyllis Fraser
(uncredited)
Lloyd Ingraham
Mr. Noble (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Train Conductor #2 (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Man in Train Corridor (uncredited)
Bert Moorhouse
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Kay Sutton
Woman Exiting Train at Old Sharon (uncredited)
Bobby Barber
Italian Waiter at Nightclub (uncredited)
Crew
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