The story was inspired by the real-world legal case of a husband-lawyer team (William and Dorothy Whitney), who after he divorce proceedings for actors Raymond Massey and Adrianne Allen, divorced - and married their respective clients...I always say ""You spare the rod and you spoil the child!""" Buck Cantrell, one of the guests, proposes an incomplete toast to his ex-girlfriend Julie:Buck: To the very good health of the future, Ms.Plot SynopsisThe film opens with a series of rapid-fire telephone conversations introducing four characters who briskly exchange conversations with each other.The film serves as one of the first Hollywood statements about the racist treatment of Japanese-Americans during World War II - a group that suffered vicious prejudice and was forced into internment camps.