A family of con-artists trick their way into the confidence of lonely old lady Minnie Dupree (Miss Fortune) whilst on a train out of Monaco, having been thrown out of the country. Daughter Janet Gaynor makes the initial contact and they are invited to stay at the wealthy lady's house with a plan to work their way into her will and inherit her fortune. They have to work together as a family to pull off the scam and put on an act before the old lady is taken ill and their plan can be realized. It's a comedy, so there is a twist - it's not completely ruthless.
The cast are all likeable with the exception of Dupree. Whilst she plays the frail old lady as just that - a frail trusting old lady, her character is a turn-off to me. I just can't stand sickly sweet and I'm not keen on any sentimental garbage that goes along with this style. I'm afraid this loses marks for me. The film could have developed further amusing scenes instead of giving way to sentimentalism but it still has funny moments.
Con-artists like this do exist and I encountered one such person who was passing himself off as a member of the British royal family. We were all taken in by him, accepted him into our crowd for several weeks but it was all a sham and he was stealing money from us and sponging his way into our social scene as he looked for his next victims to lie to. Extraordinary.
The cast are all likeable with the exception of Dupree. Whilst she plays the frail old lady as just that - a frail trusting old lady, her character is a turn-off to me. I just can't stand sickly sweet and I'm not keen on any sentimental garbage that goes along with this style. I'm afraid this loses marks for me. The film could have developed further amusing scenes instead of giving way to sentimentalism but it still has funny moments.
Con-artists like this do exist and I encountered one such person who was passing himself off as a member of the British royal family. We were all taken in by him, accepted him into our crowd for several weeks but it was all a sham and he was stealing money from us and sponging his way into our social scene as he looked for his next victims to lie to. Extraordinary.