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Release Date:
11 April 1936 (USA)
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Tagline:
LOVE WAS HER PRECIOUS LOOT! (original print ad - all caps)
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An automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain meets a sultry jewel thief. full summary | add synopsis
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Highly enjoyable romantic comedy...
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Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Marlene Dietrich | ... | Madeleine de Beaupre |
 | Gary Cooper | ... | Tom Bradley |
 | John Halliday | ... | Carlos Margoli |
| William Frawley | ... | Mr. Gibson |
| Ernest Cossart | ... | Aristide Duvalle |
| Akim Tamiroff | ... | Avilia, Police Official |
| Alan Mowbray | ... | Dr. Maurice Pauquet (mistakenly listed in end credits as Dr. Edouard Pauquet) |
| Zeffie Tilbury | ... | Aunt Olga |
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| George MacQuarrie | ... | Clerk With Gun (scenes deleted) |
| Robert Emmett O'Connor | ... | Customs Official (scenes deleted) |
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The Pearl Necklace
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89 min | USA:95 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)
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USA:Approved (PCA #1831)
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One of over 700 Paramount Productions, filmed between 1929 and 1949, which were sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution, and have been owned and controlled by Universal ever since.
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Edited into Visions of Light (1992)
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Desire
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Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper show an unexpected flair for romantic comedy that goes into high gear during DESIRE. They are surrounded by some expert supporting players, including Alan Mobray as a doctor who is "taken" by Marlene's sly and crafty jewel thief.
The plot is thin but pleasant and moves at a fast clip with ample chemistry between Dietrich and Cooper more than making up for the slight story. When Dietrich accidentally lets Cooper get away with the pearl necklace she has stolen, she has to follow him and lure him back with some fancy scheming. John Halliday has fun with his role as her consort in crime but it is Alan Mobray who has the plum supporting role as the doctor she so charmingly deceives.
Diverting entertainment with Dietrich expert as the exotic jewel thief under Frank Borzage's direction. The whole picture has such a light touch you'd think it was directed by Ernst Lubitsch.