Summary
Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses American engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain, to get the pearls out of France. But getting the pearls back from him proves to be difficult without falling in love.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+26)
Critics 93Audiences 67GoodWatch 80
Tomatometer100%
Metascore86
Audience score80%
Letterboxd · 4 K ratings3.6/5
IMDb7.1
User score4.3
Running time
1 h 35 min
Shorter than most romances, −12 min on the typical 107
typical 10795Half of all romances run 97–122 min.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 1 more
Released
1936
April 11, 1936
90 years ago
Genres
RomanceCrimeComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Also spoken
SpanishMade in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 19 more30 people
- Marlene DietrichMadeleine de Beaupré
- Gary CooperTom Bradley
- John HallidayCarlos Margoli
- William FrawleyMr. Gibson
- Ernest CossartAristide Duvalle
- Akim TamiroffAvilia
- Alan MowbrayDr. Maurice Pauquet
- Zeffie TilburyAunt Olga
George MacQuarrieClerk With Gun
Robert Emmett O'ConnorCustoms Official
George DavisFrench Garage Man (uncredited)
Enrique AcostaPedro, the Butler (uncredited)
Stanley AndrewsCustoms Inspector (uncredited)
Harry AntrimChauffeur (uncredited)- RBRafael BlancoHaywagon Driver (uncredited)
Stephen ChaseContinental Palace Hotel Clerk (uncredited)- BCBlanche CraigTourist Woman (uncredited)
- ADAnna De LinskyServant (uncredited)
Harry DeppGibson's Clerk (uncredited)
Oliver EckhardtHusband of Tourist Woman (uncredited)- CFConstant FrankeBorder Official (uncredited)
Gaston GlassSecond Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Armand KalizJewelry Clerk (uncredited)
Isabel La MalNurse Receptionist (uncredited)
Directing · 1
- Frank Borzage Director, Producer
Writing · 5
- Edwin Justus Mayer Screenplay
- Waldemar Young Screenplay
- Samuel Hoffenstein Screenplay
- Robert A. Stemmle Theatre Play
- Hans Székely Theatre Play
Production · 1
- Ernst Lubitsch Producer
Camera · 1
- Charles Lang Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William Shea Editor
Sound · 1
- Friedrich Hollaender Original Music Composer
Art · 2
- Hans Dreier Art Direction
- Robert Usher Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Travis Banton Costume Design
Visual Effects · 1
- Farciot Edouart Visual Effects
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