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A Balasaur Score of 81 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 90%. Scores higher than 86% of the 231 1930s comedy movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
Ratings
IMDb7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes90%
322 audience votes
Key crew
- Ernst LubitschDirector
- Samson RaphaelsonScreenplay
- W. Franke HarlingOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Miriam HopkinsLily
- Kay FrancisMariette
- Herbert MarshallGaston
- Charles RugglesMajor
- Edward Everett HortonFrancois
- C. Aubrey SmithGiron
- Robert GreigJacques
- Luis AlberniAnnoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
- Hooper AtchleyInsurance Agent (uncredited)
- Tyler BrookeCommercial Singer (uncredited)
- Marion ByronMaid (uncredited)
- Louise CarterWoman with Wrong Handbag (uncredited)
Stills
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Themes
jealousyrobberyvenice, italywidowapproachbased on play or musicalsecretaryblack and whiteextramarital affairpre-codeemotions
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