More than any other actor in classic Hollywood, Jean Arthur showed audiences the inner workings of her moral compass When goodness flew out the window, Jean Arthur shines as a woman trying to do her level best. In this classic screwball comedy, Jean embodies the contradictions of modern life, playing a woman in a sable coat who can't afford the price of a good dinner. At the end, I read a brief passage from interviews with director Mitch Leisen and his right hand, Eleanor Broder.