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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 30, 1932
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 7, 2003
Theaters
2
Director
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Producer
Music
Studio
Paramount Pictures
Quotes
See all →A Missed Opportunity for Greatness
Gaston
Goodbye.
Mme. Colet
She extends her hand for a handshake.] Goodbye.
Gaston
You could have been marvelous.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Self-Made Crook and the Social Register
Gaston
I see! You have to be in the Social Register to keep out of jail. But when a man starts at the bottom and works his way up, a self-made crook, then you say, Call the police! Put him behind bars! Lock him up! Very well, Madame. I am Gaston Monescu. The police will be delighted to verify my identity.
[He offers her the phone to report him, but she declines.]
Mme. Colet
Gaston, did you take the money?
Gaston
Yes.
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →M
Miriam Hopkins
Lily
K
Kay Francis
Mariette
H
Herbert Marshall
Gaston
C
Charles Ruggles
Major
E
Edward Everett Horton
Francois
C
C. Aubrey Smith
Giron
R
Robert Greig
Jacques
L
Luis Alberni
Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
H
Hooper Atchley
Insurance Agent (uncredited)
T
Tyler Brooke
Commercial Singer (uncredited)
M
Marion Byron
Maid (uncredited)
L
Louise Carter
Woman with Wrong Handbag (uncredited)
G
Gino Corrado
Venetian (uncredited)
G
George Humbert
Waiter in Venice (uncredited)
P
Perry Ivins
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
L
Leonid Kinskey
Russian Visitor (uncredited)
G
Gus Leonard
Elderly Servant (uncredited)
C
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
F
Fred Malatesta
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
E
Eva McKenzie
Duchess Chambreau (uncredited)
