Nothing Sacred (1937)

Plot:  A Newspaper reporter brings a woman dying of radium poisoning to New York City for a Grand Farewell - only to find she's perfectly healthy.
Stars:  Carole Lombard, Frederick March

Probably Carole Lombard's funniest role,  Nothing Sacred breezes along and is only 77 minutes. I'm not really a big Lombard fan but she's great in this one. Written by Ben Hecht, its a somewhat cynical, somewhat affectionate, satire of newsmen out for a story at any cost, small towns, and the sentimental American public.  The Fred March character is a much nicer, more gullible, version of the reporters in Front Page or Ace in the Hole.

In addition to Lombard, we get some good supporting characters including Frank Fay, Margaret Hamilton, Sig Ruman, and Walter Connolly.  Troy Brown is hilarious in his few scenes, including a bit as a phony "Sultan" outed by wife Hattie McDaniel. There's not much to criticize, although a more extroverted/energetic leading man (say Gable or Powell) should have been cast.  March is a little too intellectual and passive - but does well enough.

Summary: Notable for being the first technicolor comedy, I'd highly recommend it - but its a definite cut below the Awful Truth or Bringing up Baby.