Plot: On the eve of her marriage, a French girl discovers that her husband to be is commonly known as "Bluebeard" because he has shed seven wives.
This was originally a play that Ina Claire did on Broadway in 1921. Paramount
bought the property for Swanson. The comedy was somewhat risque (for the
time) and had suggestive dialog so, with the Hays office in full swing,
the censors were watching and listening. The film was remade in 1938 by
Ernst Lubitsch and starred Claudette Colbert. The latter version came off
better because the dialog could be slyly tailored to get around the censors.
Still, Swanson's version did well and was liked by the critics and public.
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With Huntley Gordon