Clarence Day (William Powell), is a benevolent despot of his 1880s New York City household. His wife Vinnie (Irene Dunne), is the real head of the household. The anecdotal story, encompassing such details as Clarence (Jimmy Lydon), the eldest son's romance with pretty out-of-towner Mary (Elizabeth Taylor). Vinnie tries to get her headstrong husband baptized, else he'll never be able to enter the Kingdom of God.
就到底受不受洗这件事差不多争了一整部电影的时间……吵得脑仁疼，小儿子可爱，为了Powell看看得了。
Powell演的这个爹一惊一乍咋咋呼呼的，这样的两口子是怎么走到一起的23333教堂里一家人传声筒有意思
Clarence Day (William Powell) is a benevolent despot of his 1880s New York City household. His wife Vinnie (Irene Dunne) is the real head of the household. The anecdotal story encompassing such details as Clarence (Jimmy Lydon) the eldest son's romance with pretty out-of-towner Mary (Elizabeth Taylor). Vinnie tries to get her headstrong husband baptized else he'll never be...
好莱坞大制片厂时代的佳作。脾气古怪、性格执拗却很有原则的Day先生，与温柔贤惠却很懂得与丈夫周旋的Day太太。其实看穿上父亲旧西装的大儿子与来探亲的玛丽，就知道当年Day夫妇是怎么走到一起了。真的好喜欢里面描绘的十九世纪晚期纽约上流社会的景致，从服装、家居、街道再到百货商场华尔街交易所，这些细节堆叠出来的层次感让人心向往之。哪像现在的好莱坞，每次只要制作非现代的题材（不管是时代剧古装还是架空奇幻）...
