A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jeweller's shop.
Directed by William Dieterle
baroness
vienna, austria
pre-code
jewelry heist
jewel robbery
adulterous affair
funny cigarettes
marijuana high
Trailer
IMDB
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Letterboxd
3.7 / 5
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Cast
William Powell
The Robber
Kay Francis
Baroness Teri Hohenfels
Helen Vinson
Marianne Horn
Hardie Albright
Paul
Henry Kolker
Baron Franz Hohenfels
Spencer Charters
Johann Christian Lenz
Lee Kohlmar
Hollander
André Luguet
Count Andre
Clarence Wilson
Prefect of Police
George Davis
Polacheck, the President's Secretary (uncredited)
Ivan Linow
Chauffeur (uncredited)
Alan Mowbray
Detective Fritz
Crew
William Dieterle
Director
Robert Kurrle
Director of Photography
Ladislas Fodor
Story
Orry-Kelly
Costume Design
William Keighley
Assistant Director
Popular Reviews
13 reviews
PRO
6.9★ · 07/05/25
squeezed this bad boy in bc it was like the shortest on my watchlist and omgggg. i loved the dialogue!!! shes just like me fr…… incurably romantic
squeezed this bad boy in bc it was like the shortest on my watchlist and omgggg. i loved the dialogue!!! shes just like me fr…… incurably romantic
Erik Olsson
8.0★ · 03/27/25
William Powell robbing a jewelry store with the Blue Danube playing and giving people weed while being so unbelievably attractive, and Kay Francis being incredibly horny for him the whole time too. Pre-code movies are so awesome.
William Powell robbing a jewelry store with the Blue Danube playing and giving people weed while being so unbelievably attractive, and Kay Francis being incredibly horny for him the whole time too. Pre-code movies are so awesome.
mimi
6.0★ · 01/13/25
hbd kay
hbd kay
Archie Leach
7.0★ · 07/14/24
Breezy, pre-code rom-com. The robber hands out joints to his victims. A wife actively dates other guys. Curious where movies would be today if this type of flavor wasn’t tamped out back then. William Powell & Kay Francis are delightful!
Breezy, pre-code rom-com. The robber hands out joints to his victims. A wife actively dates other guys. Curious where movies would be today if this type of flavor wasn’t tamped out back then. William Powell & Kay Francis are delightful!
