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A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.
André Luguet
- Count Andre
- (as Andre Luguet)
Don Brodie
- Robber
- (uncredited)
Marie Burton
- Maid
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Jewelry Salesman
- (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
- Charles
- (uncredited)
Sheila Darcy
- Maid
- (uncredited)
John Davidson
- Robbery Accomplice
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Erwin Gelsey
- Ladislas Fodor
- Bertram Bloch(English version)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFifth of six films pairing William Powell and Kay Francis released from 1930 to 1932.
- GoofsWhen the police let go of the rope they are pulling Johann Christian Lenz of the Vienna Protection Agency out of the well with, he doesn't immediately fall but slowly drifts back down into the well.
- Quotes
Johann Christian Lenz, Nightwatchman: [smoking a 'funny' cigarette, using two phones, one at each ear] Hello. Hello. Hello. This is Napoleon.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)
- SoundtracksOn the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314)
(1867) (uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauss
Played on the phonograph during the robbery
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An absolute gem of a movie - on a par with "Trouble in Paradise"
First comes the disclaimer – I admit to being a big time Kay Francis fan. I particularly love her in movies like this – light romantic comedies. She simply shines – she is sophisticated, enchanting, elegant, seductive and absolutely inimitable; while at the same time projecting an impish charm and sense of humor that simply captivates - hell, I admit to even adoring her slight lisp – it's the minor "imperfection" that enhances the whole! This movie was released a good ten years before I was born, but I finally got to see it last week and it was worth waiting for. Other reviewers have outlined the plot, so I will only add that this movie is Kay Francis at her best, as good as, or better than her role in "Trouble in Paradise". She and William Powell play beautifully off each other, and the supporting cast – each and every one of them – is nothing short of terrific. This movie is really a gem and a wonderful example of what Hollywood could do (and did) in the early days of "talkies" before the Hayes Office Code made a travesty of film-making. They could not have made this film in 1935, just three years later. The sexual innuendos and situations would have been verboten – yet everything was merely insinuated, not blatantly exploited. This small three or four year "window" in the history of movies was able to be sophisticated, witty, erudite and adult without the necessity of crudity, gratuitous sexuality or the use of language and violence simply for it's shock value rather than for what it adds to the story or plot. Yes, yes, I know – I'm old and need to move with the times. However, this movie shows just how entertaining, funny and charming and sexy good writing, good acting and good direction can be. If you haven't seen it – do so – you won't be disappointed.
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- vincem41
- May 11, 2010
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- Budget
- $291,039 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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