In prohibition-era Manhattan, shopkeeper Mary Brown loses Aubrey, her childhood sweetheart, when he marries a rich woman. Reporter Steve "Rollo" Porter has lost his childhood sweetheart Elaine, who has also married another. Mary and Steve become friends, and make a marriage of convenience, based on a shared sense of whimsical humor as well as their mutual losses. When their old loves re-enter their lives a few years later, Mary and Steve must decide what is really important to them.
Plot keywords (from IMDb): algiers algeria, aquarium, camel, childbirth, dog, editor, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, husband wife relationship, london england, maid, marriage proposal, menage a trois, new york, ocean liner, parenthood, pianist, pillow fight, pregnancy, reference to shakespeare's romeo and juliet, reference to william shakespeare, reporter, self sacrifice, wedding anniversary, marriage
Consolation Marriage (1931) [IN PROCESS - Information may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies]