And because this was Ronald Colman""s first film made for Columbia Studios since his work inLost Horizon (1937), he role propelled his career forward.Julie: Why do you treat me like a child?Preston: Because you act like one.A spoiled one.Julie: You used to say you liked me like that once.You never wanted me to change.Remember?Preston: Julie.(He lays aside the cane and kisses her)Julie: Why Pres! In a lady""s bedroom.Now you""ll have to marry me.Preston: What do you figure I aim to do?Julie: Then kiss me again.Having softened him up, she shows off her shocking red dress laid out on her chair, with the obvious intention of scorning convention and publicly embarrassing the conservative banker.Nick: Thanks, Frank.Does it make you hungry?Frank: Unh unh.Thirsty.To entertain them, the middle-aged, affable proprietor strums on a guitar and sings a tune about his own marriage:I""m not much to look at, nothing to seeJust glad I""m living, lucky to beI""ve got a woman, crazy for meShe""s funny that wayAlthough she has "practically forgotten" how o dance, and is reluctant to dance with Frank in front of her husband, her resistance breaks down when she is encouraged to do so by the jovial Nick." Ethan was conflicted about her, having romantic feelings for her himself, but not entirely trusting her.