Joan Crawford chooses a no-nonsense approach to They All Kissed the Bride, firing subordinates without a second thought and, what is even worse, forcing her kid sister into an unwanted marriage. She does it all with typical broad-shouldered hauteur and only the presence of Melvyn Douglas seems to soften the lady somewhat. One can of course only speculate how Carole Lombard would have tackled the role but the Carole of old would most certainly have played the formidable Margaret Drew, Esq. with a little more finesse and light of touch. According to some reports, Crawford donated her full salary from They All Kissed the Bride to charities once favored by the late Miss Lombard. Today's viewer may not be quite as charitable.