"The absurd central conceits of If You Could Only Cook don't matter much when Leo Carrillo & Lionel Stander invade the film's finely appointed Art Deco mansions. It's a blast to watch Carrillo, Stander & Carillo's gangland henchmen steal every scene from notorious scene-stealers like Herbert Marshall & Jean Arthur, but the script simply isn't sharp enough for the two leads to get a foothold. At one point automobile magnate Jim Buchanan's wedding limousine is pulled over by police motorcycles & Stander & a mug mimic cooing & billing while Marshall sits between them, held at gunpoint, rather impressed. The policemen swoon romantically while writing the speeding ticket. It's the best scene in the movie.
Futurist auto designer Jim Buchanan (Marshall) envisions the car of tomorrow & his Depression-skittish board of directors want to keep making the bullshit cars we make today. Ladies & gentlemen of the board, the car of the future today"
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