"The Hudsucker Proxy" is a minor movie by the Coen Brothers. It is an homage to the movies of the 1940's The two main characters are similar to the characters in Frank Capra's "Mr Deeds Goes to Town". The actress that play the reporter with moxie based her performance on roles from those Capra Movies.
The movie is about corporate greed, which is a favorite of Capra theme. Interesting to note that nothing has changed eighty years since the theme is jut as timely today. The most striking element is the movie is the ever present clock that seems to drive the company forward. Even that seems to be an homage to the 1948 movie "The Big Clock" where an everyman gets tangled up in trouble.