Gertrude Michael is a glamorous jewel thief, pursued by inspector Arthur Byron, who knows everything about her..... except who she is. She's been laying low in Europe for a couple of years, but she comes back to the US to rob a jewelry store and be kicked out by the cops for being a nuisance. Matters are complicated by Paul Cavanaugh, who is also a jewel thief, but he's masquerading as an English aristocrat.
Jewel thieves were a favorite of the movies, probably because they stole from the rich, and then only things that were heavily insured, so no one lost any money, except for insurance companies, and no one gives a hang about them. The movie is enlivened by Allison Skipworth as Miss Michael's eccentric aunt and accomplice, and Leon Erroll as an inept detective.
It was a good year for Miss Michael, who had good roles in MURDER AT THE VANITIES and Demille's CLEOPATRA. This was originally intended as a vehicle for Carole Lombard, but she passed on it. Miss Michael appeared in a couple of sequels to this movie in 1937, but despite a screen career that endured for another 30 years, never hit the top rank. She died in 1964 at age 53.
Jewel thieves were a favorite of the movies, probably because they stole from the rich, and then only things that were heavily insured, so no one lost any money, except for insurance companies, and no one gives a hang about them. The movie is enlivened by Allison Skipworth as Miss Michael's eccentric aunt and accomplice, and Leon Erroll as an inept detective.
It was a good year for Miss Michael, who had good roles in MURDER AT THE VANITIES and Demille's CLEOPATRA. This was originally intended as a vehicle for Carole Lombard, but she passed on it. Miss Michael appeared in a couple of sequels to this movie in 1937, but despite a screen career that endured for another 30 years, never hit the top rank. She died in 1964 at age 53.