Certificate: Passed Certificate: Passed Comedy 1:04:20. Certificate: Passed I want to play with these the way a child plays with sand. Bored of her marriage to a rich but dull Baron, Teri (Francis) is searching for a lover who'll put some excitement in her life. Pour them all over me. Centerpiece is William Powell, the superstar status still to come with his "Thin Man" and "Godfrey" roles. Certificate: Passed Bury myself in them. I revisited “JEWEL ROBBERY” (1932) a delightful sophisticated comedy that turns out to be the most “Lubistchsian” film outside of… Lubitsch. I'd love to have first hand knowledge of how a 1932 audience, in the depths of the Great Depression, received Jewel Robbery. Alison Drake, the tough-minded executive of an automobile factory, succeeds in the man's world of business until she meets an independent design engineer. When the Manhattan investment firm of Sherwood Nash goes broke, he joins forces with his partner Snap and fashion designer Lynn Mason to provide discount shops with cheap copies of Paris couture dresses. As if! Directed by William Dieterle. A nurse enlists the help of a petty criminal to foil a sinister plot to murder two children. Jewel Robbery is a hilarious and rather naughty pre Code comedy that includes theft, infidelity and marijuana in its frothy mix. When a baroness is present during a robbery at a jewellers in Vienna, she finds the gang's debonair leader more attractive than either her husband or her lover. Here the sassy, sexy, glammed up heist of a jewelry store becomes a game of manners and courtship.

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In this case, the suave, sophisticated gentleman who is far more charming than aloof or arrogant, is a jewell thief who, one could say, massages his victims jewelry from them---entertaining them with conversation and music. This movie is lots of fun from the beginning with Kay Francis being given a bath by her ladies in waiting through the marijuana infused jewel robbery and bedroom scenes, right up to the end when Kay walks toward the camera smiling and holding her finger to her lips, warning the audience not to tell anyone where she is going.

Comedy Jewel Robbery is a 1932 American pre-Code comedy-mystery film, directed by William Dieterle and starring William Powell and Kay Francis. Baroness Teri von Horhenfels : Oh! It is based on the 1931 Hungarian play Ékszerrablás a Váci-utcában by Ladislas Fodor and its subsequent English adaptation, Jewel Robbery by Bertram Bloch. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books.

Use the HTML below. Jewel Robbery (1932) “They are silly to expect a woman to tell the truth about what happened when she was alone with a man!” Let me start off by saying that if Jewel Robbery ever comes out on DVD I am buying it right away. A terminally ill woman and a debonair murderer facing execution meet and fall in love on a trans-Pacific crossing, each without knowing the other's secret. The Director was William Dieterle, a protege of Max Reinhardt, who was brought over in 1930 to direct German versions of Warner Brothers films. It is a very entertaining and well done Pre-Code film with a fun plot and rowdy characters always on the prowl looking for a good time. Was this review helpful to you? Drama Idealistic attorney Anton Adam makes headlines when he successfully prosecutes a prominent New York racketeer named Gilmurry. Boring businessman Larry Wilson recovers from amnesia and discovers he's really a con man...and loves his soon-to-be-ex wife. Entertaining For What It Is, Better For William Powell Fans Unfortunately, as things turn out, he robs a Viennese jewelry store after hours, when some particularly high end clients are there, purchasing a ring for one of their wives---a beautifully bored socialite (Francis). Certificate: Passed Support the podcast and get access to special pins, exclusive audio, and additional podcasts at … Certificate: Passed Drama A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers. Robin Williams last tv show was blasted by some critics for his going overboard on wisecracks and not developing his character. The screenplay was adapted by Ladislaw Fodor from his original play which had runs on Broadway and Budapest.Early Talkie/Pre Code B&W Comedy.

FERNANDO’s CORNER – Posted August 26th, 2015. 58:28 [Deleted video] [Deleted video] The Baroness and The Butler 1938 by justsomeclassics.

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