Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: Richard Dickie Smith is respectable defense attorney by day, Fact2: seemingly respectable defense attorney by day turns into philandering Don Juan, Fact3: Richard go out on town without alerting mother-in-law, Fact4: issue is resolved by arrival at home of vaudeville impersonator, Fact5: Felix In to obtain agree to impersonate him at house that evening approval
Output (English): Richard Dickie Smith Edward Everett Horton, is a seemingly respectable defense attorney by day, who turns into a philandering Don Juan when the clock strikes 8 o’clock. His wife, Madeline Esther Ralston, has been away for several months, and is not expected back anytime soon. However, Madelines mother, Mrs. Mantel Maude Eburne is staying with the Smiths, in an effort to curtail the possibility of any straying by Richard. Unbeknownst to her, he has made plans to go out on the town that night with his new, sultry secretary Kitty Minter Patsy Ruth Miller, and his new sexy client, Diane ODare Laura La Plante, who, a lonely wife herself, wishes to divorce her husband for neglect. The issue is how can he go out on the town without alerting his motherinlaw. An issue which is seemingly resolved by the arrival at his home of a vaudeville impersonator: Felix, the Great Zero also played by Edward Everett Horton. Felix is seeking permission to impersonate the famous lawyer onstage. At first reluctant, Richard, noticing the striking resemblance between himself and the actor, realizes he might have a way to deceive Mrs. Mantel. In order to obtain his approval, Felix must agree to impersonate him at his house that evening, while he goes out. While Richard goes out on the town, he discovers that Dianes husband is none other than Felix. Meanwhile, Madeline arrives home unannounced and early.Thinking that he is about to be exposed, Felix phones the nightclub where Richard has taken the two women for dinner and drinks. As he waits for the return phone call, much to his surprise, rather than exposing him as an imposter, Madeline begins to come on to him. He attempts to resist, trying to hold out until he can speak to Richard, but he succumbs to her charms just as the phone begins ringing. When Richard returns home the next morning, Felix is still there. He is followed closely by a very inebriated Diane, with whom it seems he has spent his time away from home. When Felix recognizes Diane, and Richard understands that Felix has spent the night at his house, both men believe that his lookalike has slept with the others wife. After a series of events, Smith ends up chasing Zero with a loaded gun. Meanwhile, Andrews, the Butler, Spencer Charters, thinks he must have the DT’s, seeing double of his employer. The truth comes out when Madeline admits that she knew it wasnt Richard all along, and other than the kissing, nothing happened between the two of them. Diane admits that she spent the night in the cab, riding around, and not with Richard. Reconciled, Richard is cured of his wandering ways and Felix and Diane are reunited.