Summary
An American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 67GoodWatch 69
Audience score68%
IMDb6.6
Running time
1 h 24 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −16 min on the typical 100
typical 10084Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
1937
April 28, 1937
89 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
FrenchRussianMade in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismNot listed for kids.
and 29 more46 people
- Loretta YoungLaura Ridgeway
- Tyrone PowerAlexis
- Adolphe MenjouMonsieur Victor
- Gregory RatoffPaul
- Charles WinningerJoseph Ridgeway
- Helen WestleyMargaret Ridgeway
- Christian RubMaxl Schinner
- Ferdinand GottschalkMonsieur Leon Monnet
Georges RenaventCaptain
Leonid KinskeyArtist
Hal K. DawsonArthur Cleveland Thorndyke
Paul PorcasiPolice Official
André CheronCroupier (as Andre Cheron)
George BerangerHat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)- DADemetrius AlexisGambler (uncredited)
Lynn BariPatron at Sidewalk Café (uncredited)
Eugene BordenWaiter (uncredited)- FCFred CavensTrain Guard (uncredited)
- LCLouise ClarkeNative Girl (uncredited)
Albert ContiGendarme at Jail (uncredited)
Marcelle CordaySecretary (uncredited)
Gino CorradoWaiter at Sidewalk Café (uncredited)
George DavisGendarme Outside Café Metropole (uncredited)
Jean De BriacFirst Gendarme on Train (uncredited)
Directing · 2
- Edward H. Griffith Director
- William Forsyth Assistant Director
Writing · 2
- Jacques Deval Screenplay
- Gregory Ratoff Original Story
Production · 1
- Nunnally Johnson Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- Lucien N. Andriot Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Irene Morra Editor
Sound · 3
- Roger Heman Sr. Sound
- Joseph E. Aiken Sound
- Louis Silvers Music Director
Art · 3
- Thomas Little Set Decoration
- Hans Peters Art Direction
- Duncan Cramer Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Royer Costume Design
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