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"When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob a perfume company. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their ruse is jeopardized and Gaston must choose between the two of them."@en
"This satiric film features a pair of charming thieves who meet in Venice and fall in love. Seeking more "enriching" opportunities in Paris, they connive to join the staff of a perfume heiress in order to rob her. The notorious, and exceedingly debonair Gaston Monescu becomes Madame Colette's secretary and financial consultant. Lili finds employment as the woman's personal maid. Jealous of her partner's infatuation with the widow, Lili plots to abandon Gaston and steal the riches for herself. At the conclusion, Gaston realizes that business and love are best served with his true kindred spirit. (Does not circulate)."@en
"A lightly ironic satire of the rich in which a couple of swindlers fall in love in Venice and get jobs on the household staff of a wealthy widow so as to rob her. Time and events are skilfully compressed through the inventive editing of sound and image including a pioneering use of the continuous music score."@en
""When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautiful women"--Container."@en
""When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautiful women"--Container."
"Classic comedy from Ernst Lubitsch in which a conman finds himself torn between two beautiful women. Smooth-talking thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) can hardly believe his luck when he meets Lily (Miriam Hopkins), a skilled pickpocket. Given their professions, it would be a stretch to characterise the relationship as a match made in heaven, but Gaston and Lily certainly seem suited to one another. However, when the intrepid pair set their sights on the wealth of perfume magnate Mariette Colet (Kay Francis) - a scheme that."@en
"When thief Gaston Monescu meets his true love in pickpocket Lily, they embark on a scam to rob lovely perfume company executive Mariette Colet. But when Gaston becomes romantically entangled with Mme. Colet, their larcenous ruse is jeopardized and Gaston is forced to choose between two beautiful women."
"Fiction. Comédie. Gaston et Lilly, deux escrocs amants et associés, tentent de faire main basse sur la fortune d'une jeune veuve. Cela se complique lorsqu'une idylle naît entre Gaston et la séduisante veuve. Avec Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charlie Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton, C. Aubrey Smith, Robert Greig."
"Lily and Gaston, two thieves posing as members of the aristocracy, meet at a hotel in Venice. Later they are both employed by Mariette Colet, owner of a perfumerie in Paris, where both plot to steal from her. However, the situation is complicated when Lily becomes jealous of Mariette."@en