Written by Edwin Justus
Mayer, Waldemar Young and Samuel Hoffenstein. Story by Hans Szekely and Robert
A. Stemmle. Directed by Frank Borzage. Starring Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper,
John Halliday and William Frawley. USA, 1936.
An automotive engineer
from the US embarks on a vacation tour of Europe by car. There he runs into a
jewel thief, and through a series of mix ups becomes embroiled in her attempts
to get a stolen necklace back to France. Of course, along the way, they make
the familiar trip from bickering to flirting to all out love.
This is a funny,
lighthearted romp probably most interesting for letting Marlena Dietrich flex
her comedy muscles rather than playing a femme fatale or tragic figure. Turns
out you can be sexy and funny too! Who knew. Gary Cooper does what he does best
and the whole thing moves along at a nice clip, like most screwballs.
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