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74% Critic Match
Trouble in Paradise
“HIS PARADISE BECAME A MERRY HELL!”
7.4 / 10• 1932• 1h 23m•NR• English
ComedyCrimeRomance
Storyline
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
Cast & Crew
Herbert Marshall
Gaston Monescu
Lead
Kay Francis
Mariette Colet
Miriam Hopkins
Lily
Edward Everett Horton
François Filiba
Charles Ruggles
The Major
C. Aubrey Smith
Adolph J. Giron
Robert Greig
Jacques (the Butler)
Luis Alberni
Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Ernst Lubitsch's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Trouble in Paradise is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
