In Paris, Marianne meets a communist named Paul who is attempting to hide in her apartment to avoid the law.

Their newfound love becomes endangered when Paul is asked to surrender himself by the communist party he is involved with, but knowing blame would be placed on Marianne, he refuses.

... With most of the action confined to the apartment, picture has its weak moments with series of repetitious happenings that might not be so apparent with better direction that would have smacked over toppers to the gags and situations at hand.

These rather dull passages prove a burden to the bright and sparkling comedy that is liberally sprinkled throughout, and prevent the picture from reaching the laugh hit class.

[1] The Los Angeles Times stated, "It may lack the ideal smoothness of the Ernst Lubitsch production as a comedy: but its hilarities are immense.