ClarkGableplaysacardcheatwhohastogoonthelamtoavoidapeskycop.Hemeetsalonely,butslightlywild,librarian,CaroleLombard,whileheishidingout.ThetwogetmarriedafterLombardwinsacoinflipandtheymovebacktothecity.Gablecontinueshisgambling/cheatingschemeunbeknownsttoLombard.Whenshediscovershis"otherlife",shepresureshimtoquit.GablefeelscrowdedandtellsherthatheisleavingforSouthAmerica.Infact,Gablehasdecidedhewantstogos...