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With the fall of a sable coat during her morning bus ride, Mary Smith’s (Creator/JeanArthur) world is turned upside down. She tries to return it to the rich-looking man (Edward Arnold), but he tells her to keep it. Unbeknownst to Mary, this man's the famous financier, J. B. Ball Sr., who could do without a few sable coats. He even buys her a matching hat to replace the one he ruined.

And why not? It’s [[TheThirties the depression and who doesn’t want a fur coat and hat]]?

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With the fall of a sable coat during her morning bus ride, Mary Smith’s (Creator/JeanArthur) world is turned upside down. She tries to return it to the rich-looking man (Edward Arnold), but he tells her to keep it. Unbeknownst to Mary, this man's the famous financier, J. B. Ball Sr., who could do without a few sable coats. He even buys her a matching hat to replace the one he ruined.

ruined. And why not? It’s [[TheThirties the depression TheGreatDepression, and who doesn’t want a fur coat and hat]]?
hat?



With her piggybank shattered for money, there isn’t much for the automat, and the cute boy, J. B. Ball Jr. (Creator/RayMilland), who sneaked food for her, was fired.

But no bother, even with dubious gifts of expensive dresses and cars, she prefers this to working and being in her tiny apartment. With the cute automat boy, perhaps it isn’t so bad, perhaps she can get used to all this easy living.

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With her piggybank shattered for money, there isn’t much for the automat, and the cute boy, J. B. Ball Jr. (Creator/RayMilland), who sneaked food for her, was fired.

fired. But no bother, bother – even with dubious gifts of expensive dresses and cars, she prefers this to working and being in her tiny apartment. With the cute automat boy, perhaps it isn’t so bad, perhaps she can get used to all this easy living.
living.

Not to be confused with the 1949 football drama of the same name directed by Creator/JacquesTourneur and starring Creator/VictorMature and Creator/LucilleBall.

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* InsistentTerminology: When Jenny sarcastically notes how she knows what it's like to be married to the fourth biggest banker in the country, Ball Sr. counters, "Third biggest banker."



* ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud: The telegrapher seems to operate this way as the telegram from Mr Louis to Mary attests: Can I See You At Once Question Mark. Urgent Exclamation Point.

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* ReadingTheStageDirectionsOutLoud: The telegrapher seems to operate this way as the telegram from Mr Mr. Louis to Mary attests: Can I See You At Once Question Mark. Urgent Exclamation Point.
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rich idiot with no day job was disambiguated by TRS. As is typical with wick cleaning projects, zero-context examples are deleted as it's impossible to tell if they're actually examples of anything.


* RichIdiotWithNoDayJob: Mr Ball Jr.
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-->'''Mary:''' Johnny, I think this is where we came in.

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-->'''Mary:''' Johnny, I think this is where we came in.
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* NiceHat: Mary’s wardrobe contains some very stylish hats a la 1930s.
** Also, when the coat falls on her, it wrecks her feathered hat.
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''Easy Living'' is a 1937 ScrewballComedy directed by Creator/MitchellLeisen, and boasting a screenplay from Creator/PrestonSturges before his directing days.

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''Easy Living'' is a 1937 ScrewballComedy film directed by Creator/MitchellLeisen, and boasting a screenplay from Creator/PrestonSturges before his directing days.
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->'''Mary:''' (''after a sable coat falls on her while she's on the bus'') Say, what's the big idea, anyway?

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->'''Mary:''' (''after a sable coat falls on her while she's riding on the top of a double-decker bus'') Say, what's the big idea, anyway?
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