Plot
The daughter of wealthy and famous novelist Meg Swift, Mimi is a young woman who seems to have a perfect life. The opposite appears to be the case, as her deep love for playboy Alan Wythe remains unanswered. Despite her mother's newspaper artist friend Jimmy Kilmartin warnings of Alan's scandalous past revolving around women, Mimi is determined to one day become Mrs. Wythe. However, another woman beats her to the title. Mimi is crushed when she finds out that Alan is marrying heiress Elizabeth Kent, but swallows her pride to serve as the bridesmaid. At the wedding, Mimi overhears snobbish women gossiping about her love life. As a result, she gets drunk and admits to Alan she is in love with him. Later that night, Jimmy attempts to console her, as does Meg. Encouraged by her mother, Mimi agrees to move out of the house and build a career to forget Alan. After moving into an apartment, Jimmy arranges her a job as an illustrator at his newspaper. Months go by and Mimi has become a happy woman, although she has not forgotten about Alan. When she receives notice of Alan and Elizabeth's return from their honeymoon, she pretends she no longer has feelings for Alan. Encouraged by those thoughts, she even agrees to meet Alan and offers him to be friends. Alan is interested in befriending a woman and they decide to go out. Meg and Jimmy spot them attending a boxing match and are immediately worried. Following a joyful night with Alan the next day, Mimi admits to Jimmy that she is still in love with Alan. Jimmy tries to prevent her from breaking up a marriage, but Mimi is determined to convince Alan to divorce Elizabeth so they can marry. She calls Elizabeth and informs her of her true feelings. Later that day, Alan, despite being discouraged by Jimmy, meets Mimi with plans to continue their affair. He is worried when he finds out he is to divorce Elizabeth. They are interrupted by a visit from Elizabeth, who blames her husband for being too selfish. Alan agrees with his wife, and accompanies Elizabeth to save their marriage, leaving Mimi behind crushed. Yet again, Jimmy consoles Mimi and they agree to end their quarrel over their different views on morality. After arriving at Meg's, they realize they have been in love with each other the entire time and kiss.Cast
* Myrna Loy as Mimi Swift * Franchot Tone as Jimmy Kilmartin * Rosalind Russell as Elizabeth Kent * Walter Pidgeon as Alan Wythe *Production
''Man-Proof'' went into production in 1937 under the working title ''The Four Marys''. In July 1937, it was announced thatReception
The film received generally negative reviews, and critics complained that the film was "trifling," "thin" and "clichéd." Furthermore, ''Man-Proof'' flopped at the box office.Box office
According to MGM records, the film earned $824,000 in the U.S. and Canada and $271,000 i other markets, resulting in a profit of $217,000.References
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* * * {{Richard Thorpe 1938 films 1938 romantic comedy films American romantic comedy films American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films Films scored by Franz Waxman Films based on American novels Films directed by Richard Thorpe Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films 1930s American films English-language romantic comedy films