Trouble in Paradise (1932)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Ernst Lubitsch

Writers:

Aladar Laszlo (play)
Grover Jones (adaptation)
(more)

Release Date:

21 October 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

High class European thief Gaston Monesque meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a countess...

Plot Keywords:

Thief | Jealousy | Perfume | Secretary | Pickpocket

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Miriam Hopkins	...	Lily
Kay Francis	...	Madame Mariette Colet
Herbert Marshall	...	Gaston Monescu
Charles Ruggles	...	The Major (as Charlie Ruggles)
Edward Everett Horton	...	François Filiba
C. Aubrey Smith	...	Adolph J. Giron
Robert Greig	...	Jacques, Mariette's Butler
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luis Alberni	...	Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
Hooper Atchley	...	Insurance Agent (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke	...	Commercial Singer (uncredited)
Marion Byron	...	Maid (uncredited)
George Humbert	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Perry Ivins	...	Radio Commentator (uncredited)
Leonid Kinskey	...	Radical (uncredited)
Gus Leonard	...	Elderly Servant (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta	...	Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Eva McKenzie	...	Duchess Chambreau (uncredited)
Hector Sarno	...	Prefect of Police (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan	...	Purse Salesman (uncredited)
Larry Steers	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Nella Walker	...	Mme. Bouchet (uncredited)
Florence Wix	...	Party Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Ernst Lubitsch

Writing credits
Aladar Laszlo		() (play "The Honest Finder") (as Laszlo Aladar)
Grover Jones		(adaptation)
Samson Raphaelson		(writer)

Produced by
Ernst Lubitsch	....	producer

Cinematography by
Victor Milner

Art Direction by
Hans Dreier		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Travis Banton		(gowns)

Sound Department
M.M. Paggi	....	sound (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Earl Crowley	....	still photographer (uncredited)
William Miller	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Eugene Richee	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Guy Roe	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (as Paramount Publix Corporation)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1932) (USA) (theatrical) (as Paramount Publix Corporation)
• MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (USA) (TV)
• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Also Known As:

The Golden Widow (USA) (pre-release title)
The Honest Finder (USA) (working title)
Thieves and Lovers (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Italian | Russian | Spanish | German

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Noiseless Recording)

Certification:

Norway:16 (1933) | USA:Passed | South Korea:12 (2003) | Australia:PG | Finland:(Banned) | West Germany:12 (nf)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This movie was popular both with critics and with audiences, but was made before the enforcement of the production code. After 1935, it was withdrawn from circulation and was not seen again until 1968. The film was never available on videocassette and only became available on DVD in 2003.

Quotes:

Lily Vautier: I have a confession to make to you: Baron, you are a crook. You robbed the gentleman in 253, 5, 7 and 9. May I have the salt?
Gaston Monescu: Please!
Lily Vautier: Thank you.
Gaston Monescu: The pepper too?
Lily Vautier: Oh, no, thank you.
Gaston Monescu: You're very welcome. Countess, believe me, before you left this room, I would have told you everything. And let me say this, with love in my heart: Countess, you are a thief. The wallet of the gentleman in 253, 5, 7 and 9 is in your possession. I knew it very well when you took it out of my pocket. In fact, you tickled me. But your embrace was so sweet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in One, Two, Three (1961)

Soundtrack:

O Sole Mio

Delightful & Sophisticated!

First of all, let me say that this film is as close to perfection as one can get---look at the "throw away gags", the play with words, the wardrobe (Miriam Hopkins stole the show; especially in the Opera scene when she comes out of the "Parlour des femmes" & asks her "Sugar Daddy" for some "francs" to give to the ladies room attendant---that black dress was haute couture at its best!), the gait of the actors, the snappy dialogue. They all look so-o sophisticated & worldly.

SHEER PERFECTION!

It took me 5 years to get this film & it was worth every minute! This is MY FAVORITE film!