This is brightly handled with some skilled playing - Franchot Tone was adept at light comedy and Tom Conway livens things up; Ann Richards actually gets a deceent role and Frances Rafferty is beautiful and a lot of fun as the other woman.
But the story is so dumb and contrived. Richards was BFF of a woman who was married to Tone during the war in England (this was made by Eagle Lion and I think they were looking at co pros with England) then went back to the US. The woman has died leaving two kids. So Richards takes the kids to the US pretending to be the wife... because... ah... and Tone had amnesia during the war...
It doesn't make sense. Why doesn't Richard just tell the truth? If they'd come up with a better reason for her deception this would've been so much better.
The opening scene is clunky and feels as though maybe it was shot at a later date. More could've been made of Conway finding Richards attractive and Tone and his kds.
In a few scenes Richards flirts and sparkles and it's just like she's back at Cinesound. Rafferty, like Richards, should've had a bigger Hollywood career.
Leigh Jason directs with a nice light touch. I hadn't heard of him before. Just so dumb a story though.
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