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8.1/10   708 votes
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Writers:
Fanny Hatton (adaptation)
Frederic Hatton (adaptation)
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Release Date:
18 February 1934 (Finland) more
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Plot:
A young opera singer finds her career stalled because of her cold and passionless performances, until she finds romance with a handsome admirer. | add synopsis
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Delightful comedy with Swanson at her peak. more (5 total)

Cast

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Gloria Swanson ... Nella Vago

Melvyn Douglas ... Jim Fletcher
Alison Skipworth ... Marchesa Bianca San Giovanni
Ferdinand Gottschalk ... Rudig
Robert Greig ... Conrad
Warburton Gamble ... Count Albert von Gronac
Greta Meyer ... Emma

Boris Karloff ... Waiter
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Runtime:
80 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Melvyn Douglas' first film. more

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7 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Delightful comedy with Swanson at her peak., 10 September 2001
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We are fortunate indeed that Milestone Films have restored this to video. It is a delightful comedy with Swanson in top form as a light comedienne and with Melvyn Douglas matching her all the way. If there had been more than three Best Actress Oscar nominees that year, Ms. Swanson might have been given a nomination for her work here. This is a "star turn" in every sense of the word. She embellishes the role with her personality, enfolds it and gives a superb performance. The 35 mm nitrate negative from which the video is struck is in "perfect condition" - almost as if it had been made yesterday. The script is a direct transfer from the play to film concerning an "unfeeling" diva who attempts to put a little zip in her life by organizing herself to have an affair. Mistaken identities and some naughty double entendres add to the fun. A film one leaves glowing with a smile on one's face. Do seek it out.

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