Two for Tonight (1935): Cast & Plot

Gilbert Gilbert is one of three half-brothers — Buster Da Costa and Pooch Donahue — sons of their debt-ridden, chronically remarried mother, Mrs. Smythe Mrs. Smythe. As the furniture is hauled away by the broker’s men, he breaks into a song he’s written himself, Takes Two to Make a Bargain, a playful number that pokes fun at misfortune with lines like “Did you ever see a piano walking?” and the cheeky reminder that “Pianni doesn’t live here anymore.” The moment captures Gilbert’s wild blend of charm and desperation, setting the tone for a comic tale about art, luck, and the hit-or-miss path to show business success.