The read
It runs a compact 1h 10m.
Synopsis
Passing herself off as a countess, glamorous Lucy Stavrin hobnobs with the rich and famous along the French Riviera. Aware that Lucy is a phony, jewel-thief Malatroff blackmails Lucy into helping him steal the valuable necklace owned by the young wife of phlegmatic American businessman Sylvester Corbett.
Ratings
IMDb5.1/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard EstabrookScreenplay
- Joseph L. MankiewiczScreenplay
- Louis J. GasnierDirector
- Edwin H. KnopfDirector
Cast
- Evelyn BrentLucy Stavrin
- Clive BrookHon. Courtenay Parkes
- Paul LukasMalatroff
- Eugene PalletteSylvester Corbett
- Helen WareCorbett's Wife
- Virginia BruceEnid Corbett
- Henry WadsworthSandy Weyman
- Claud AllisterAlbert Hawkins
- Christiane YvesMarie
- Morgan FarleyMalatroff's Victim
- André CheronButler
- Georges RenaventInspector
Stills
Themes
blackmailfake identitybased on play or musicalfrench rivierajewel thiefpre-code