The read
It runs a compact 1h 19m.
Synopsis
Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.
Ratings
IMDb6.9/10
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Howard BrethertonDirector
- William KeighleyDirector
- Houston BranchScreenplay
- Sidney SutherlandScreenplay
- Bernhard KaunOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Warren WilliamPaul Kroll
- Lili DamitaMarta Molnar
- Glenda FarrellBabe
- Juliette ComptonSonia Lombard
- Claire DoddIlse Wagner
- Harold HuberScarlatti
- John WrayForeman of Janitors
- Spencer ChartersOscar
- Murray KinnellNyberg
- Hardie AlbrightErik Borg
- Alan HaleBorglund
- Edmund BreeseOlaf Christofsen
Stills
Themes
chicago, illinoisswedenmonopolytycoonrise and fallwomanizercounterfeitdownfallcounterfeiterpre-codedeceitdishonesty