Gold-digging chorus girl (Carole Lombard) marries a dim-witted gangster (Nat Pendleton) for his money. His gangster cronies are jealous and scheme against him for a shot at Lombard. Kind of gross, right? Meanwhile, bodyguard Chester Morris has been protecting Carole and she starts to fall for him. Unbelievably, Chester is supposed to be honest and decent, despite working for gangsters. Weird.Carole's gorgeous and has fun banter with Chester Morris. Nice supporting cast including Zasu Pitts, Sam Hardy, and Leo Carrillo. Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson has an uncredited bit part. Funny gangster screwball comedy. Lombard's only movie for MGM and reportedly the movie she considered to be her worst. I can't see why. It wasn't her best but I thought it was fun.

Chester Morris is "Office Boy," a sort of assistant to Nat Pendleton's head gangster. Pendleton has the hots for chorus girl Carole Lombard and is eventually persuaded (not easily!) to marry her.The relationship between Office Boy and Lombard's Mary hovers between unfriendly and hostile for the majority of the picture, and is well summed up by the wedding gift with which Office Boy presents her: a chisel! Yes, Mary is strictly out for the money, and poor boy Morris—a loyal employee but nobody's fool—lets her know that he sees through her phony hysterics and overblown romantic antics. –Well, it's pretty obvious from this point that the situation, shall we say, is bound to develop.The plot isn't much. Lombard's character is unsympathetic, at times downright annoying. The supporting cast frustrates, too: Leo Carillo's Greek gangster butchers English pronunciation but is more irritating than funny or sinister, and Zasu Pitts is only given one good scene in what could have been an ideal role for her as Lombard's friend and confidante. Pendleton is energetic but dumber than you'd think a mob boss could possibly be.So when things really do start to pop, it's difficult to throw your sympathies, much less belief, behind what's happening. However, Carole Lombard successfully pulls it off: her early hamming is only a setup for her excellent late scenes in which her character's genuine warmth pushes aside the cold-hearted faker previously on display. We can almost believe that Morris's character would actually fall for her. Morris, by the way, is excellent throughout—a straight man among caricatures, he holds his own and is never overshadowed. It's kind of a silly movie, certainly uneven and not close to entirely successful in the way it veers back and forth between comedy and melodrama. But as a fan of both Lombard and Morris, I wouldn't want to miss it. Ultimately, neither star disappoints.

Possible Spoiler."The Gay Bride" is one of Carole Lombard's most graceful & scintillating vehicles. An MGM property directed by Jack Conway, "Gay Bride" works like a playful blend of wisecracking screwball comedy, crime drama, and romantic melodrama. Lombard is superb as the bubbly, gold-digging chorus girl turned bride. She marries a gang leader ‘Shoots', played by Nat Pendleton ("Slight Case of Murder"), only for his money but soon loses both. Chester Morris as the concerned mechanic James aka 'Office Boy' has a pleasing presence throughout. Zazu Pitts as the Mirabelle is amusing as always. Leo Carrillo is also great as Mickey.What's so interesting about Lombard's character is the range of qualities and emotions she displays throughout the movie. First, Mary is depicted as whiny, cynical gold digger with a penchant for one-liners. Then she learns to be serious and behaves well in a dangerous situation involving murder & extortion, then she becomes truly & madly in love with Morris' Office Boy. In the final moments, where Lombard shows us how loving, passionate and committed she can be, there is an aura of delicate, almost mystical romanticism that redeems the wildness & implausibility of the previous scenes.

Carole Lombard is great, it's somewhat forgotten how good she was at delivering the one liners. She gets off some good ones as the golddigging chorus line girl who marries a gangster. The fact that the life expectancy of a gangster is short only complicates her plans. The film goes a off the rails when she falls for one of them. It would have been more fun to watch her carry on as she had but she is still worth watching. Zazu Pitts in a funny supporting role.