An automotive engineer bound for a holiday in Spain meets a sultry jewel thief.
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| Marlene Dietrich | ... |
Madeleine de Beaupre
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| Gary Cooper | ... |
Tom Bradley
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| John Halliday | ... |
Carlos Margoli
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| William Frawley | ... |
Mr. Gibson
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| Ernest Cossart | ... |
Aristide Duvalle
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| Akim Tamiroff | ... |
Avilia - Police Official
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| Alan Mowbray | ... |
Dr. Maurice Pauquet (mistakenly listed in end credits as Dr. Edouard Pauquet)
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| Zeffie Tilbury | ... |
Aunt Olga
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| George MacQuarrie | ... |
Clerk With Gun (scenesDeleted)
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Enrique Acosta | ... |
Pedro - the Butler (uncredited)
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| Stanley Andrews | ... |
Customs Inspector (uncredited)
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| Harry Antrim | ... |
Chauffeur (uncredited)
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Rafael Blanco | ... |
Haywagon Driver (uncredited)
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| Stephen Chase | ... |
Continental Palace Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Blanche Craig | ... |
Tourist Woman (uncredited)
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| George Davis | ... |
French Garage Man (uncredited)
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Anna De Linsky | ... |
Servant (uncredited)
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| Harry Depp | ... |
Gibson's Clerk (uncredited)
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| Oliver Eckhardt | ... |
Husband of Tourist Woman (uncredited)
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Alice Feliz | ... |
Pepi (uncredited)
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Constant Franke | ... |
Border Official (uncredited)
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| Gaston Glass | ... |
Second Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
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| Armand Kaliz | ... |
Jewelry Clerk (uncredited)
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| Isabel La Mal | ... |
Nurse Receptionist (uncredited)
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| Marc Lawrence | ... |
Charles - the Valet (uncredited)
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| Rollo Lloyd | ... |
Clerk to Perform Wedding (uncredited)
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Tony Merlo | ... |
Hotel Room Service Waiter (uncredited)
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| Bob O'Connor | ... |
Customs Official (uncredited)
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Alfonso Pedroza | ... |
Oxcart Driver (uncredited)
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Albert Pollet | ... |
French Policeman (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Frank Borzage | ||
Written by
| Hans Székely | ... | (play "Die Schönen Tage von Aranjuez") (as Hans Szekely) and |
| Robert A. Stemmle | ... | (play "Die Schönen Tage von Aranjuez") (as R.A. Stemmle) |
| Edwin Justus Mayer | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Waldemar Young | ... | (screenplay) and |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | ... | (screenplay) |
| Vincent Lawrence | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
| Benn W. Levy | ... | (contributing writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Frank Borzage | ... | producer |
| Henry Herzbrun | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Ernst Lubitsch | ... | producer |
Music by
| Friedrich Hollaender | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Charles Lang | ... | (photographed by) |
| Victor Milner | ... | (uncredited) |
Editing by
| William Shea | ||
Art Direction by
| Hans Dreier | ||
| Robert Usher | ||
Costume Design by
| Travis Banton | ||
Makeup Department
| Dorothy Ponedel | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lew Borzage | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Eric Locke | ... | second unit director: Paris and Spain (uncredited) |
Art Department
| A.E. Freudeman | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
| Don Johnson | ... | sound recordist |
| Harry D. Mills | ... | sound recordist (as Harry Mills) |
Visual Effects by
| Farciot Edouart | ... | special photographic effects |
| Harry Perry | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Phil Boutelje | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Gerard Carbonara | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| John Leipold | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
| Heinz Roemheld | ... | composer: stock music (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Adolph Zukor | ... | presenter |
| Ernst Lubitsch | ... | fill-in director (uncredited) |
| Luigi Luraschi | ... | consultant: accents (uncredited) |
| Jack William Votion | ... | consultant: accents (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1936) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1936) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1936) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1936) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1936) (France) (theatrical)
- Films Paramount (1936) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1936) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1936) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1936) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1936) (Finland) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- MCA/Universal Home Video (1994) (United States) (VHS)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2014) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
- Kino Lorber Studio Classics (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (noiseless recording)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Madeleine (Dietrich) steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses US engineer Tom (Cooper), 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.
Written by Stephan Eichenberg |
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| Taglines | LOVE WAS HER PRECIOUS LOOT! (original print ad - all caps) See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,200,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | John Gilbert was initially cast as Carlos Margoli. Promised to be his comeback role after a string of flops, he filmed a few Technicolor costume tests with Marlene Dietrich (whom he was dating at the time). He had a heart attack in his dressing room only days before shooting started and was immediately replaced by John Halliday. A few days after his abrupt replacement, Gilbert died of alcohol-induced heart failure. Peggy Stallings' "Flesh and Fantasy" states that Gilbert and Dietrich were living together when she tried to use her influence to have him cast opposite her in the film. She withdrew her support when the actor renewed his friendship with former fiancée Greta Garbo. After this, Dietrich renewed her relationship with Gary Cooper, who got the part. Gilbert's fatal heart attack occurred on the same day Cooper's casting was officially announced by Paramount. See more » |
| Goofs | Gary Cooper's tie is long and thin in the beginning of the luggage search at the border. It is tucked slightly into his trousers and has no tie bar. After one of the cuts to Dietrich, it is shorter and wider, and bears a tie bar. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Marlene (1984). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Awake in a Dream See more » |
| Quotes |
Aristide Duvalle:
Cigarette? Madeleine de Beaupre: No, thank you, I don't smoke. Aristide Duvalle: Nor do I. A barbaric habit. One fills one's lungs and other people's eyes with smoke. See more » |