William Powell and Carole Lombard light up the screen in the unforgettable romantic drama Man of the World. Michael Trevor (Powell) and his partner, Irene Hoffman (Wynne Gibson), run a tabloid in Paris and make their living blackmailing rich Americans. When Michael falls for Mary Kendall (Lombard), the niece of one of his targets, he vows to leave behind his selfish ways to be with her. The jealous Irene, however, will stop at nothing to sabotage their plans for a new life together. The on-screen chemistry between Powell and Lombard was real.the couple fell in love and married shortly after the filming of the movie.