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A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers.
André Luguet
- Count Andre
- (as Andre Luguet)
Don Brodie
- Robber
- (uncredited)
Marie Burton
- Maid
- (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
- Jewelry Salesman
- (uncredited)
Charles Coleman
- Charles
- (uncredited)
Sheila Darcy
- Maid
- (uncredited)
John Davidson
- Robbery Accomplice
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Erwin Gelsey
- Ladislas Fodor
- Bertram Bloch(English version)
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaFifth of six films pairing William Powell and Kay Francis released from 1930 to 1932.
- GoofsWhen the police let go of the rope they are pulling Johann Christian Lenz of the Vienna Protection Agency out of the well with, he doesn't immediately fall but slowly drifts back down into the well.
- Quotes
Johann Christian Lenz, Nightwatchman: [smoking a 'funny' cigarette, using two phones, one at each ear] Hello. Hello. Hello. This is Napoleon.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film (2008)
- SoundtracksOn the Beautiful Blue Danube (An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314)
(1867) (uncredited)
Music by Johann Strauss
Played on the phonograph during the robbery
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Perfection
"Jewel Robbery" is a movie made by grown-ups, written for grown-ups and starring grown-ups. This one almost qualifies as a costumer as everyone is in 'evening dress', this being 1932. It aired on TCM the other morning and I can't tell you what a refreshing break it was from what passes for modern comedy.
Do you like William Powell? Here he was never more debonair and urbane, not even in his Philo Vance pictures or as Nick Charles. Are you familiar with Kay Francis? She was so - what's the word - 'feminine' will do. Yes, that's perfect. And together they were perfect in this Pre-Code comedy which keeps you waiting for the next exchange of delicious dialogue.
He is a gentleman thief and she is a bored wife looking for excitement, adventure, etc. The story is clever enough but the script is the thing here. Truly, they don't make films like this anymore. Adam Sandler, you have no clue, son. This is sophisticated stuff.
'Jewel Robbery' is only the 2nd picture I have given a 9 to, and it was richly deserved.
Do you like William Powell? Here he was never more debonair and urbane, not even in his Philo Vance pictures or as Nick Charles. Are you familiar with Kay Francis? She was so - what's the word - 'feminine' will do. Yes, that's perfect. And together they were perfect in this Pre-Code comedy which keeps you waiting for the next exchange of delicious dialogue.
He is a gentleman thief and she is a bored wife looking for excitement, adventure, etc. The story is clever enough but the script is the thing here. Truly, they don't make films like this anymore. Adam Sandler, you have no clue, son. This is sophisticated stuff.
'Jewel Robbery' is only the 2nd picture I have given a 9 to, and it was richly deserved.
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- Budget
- $291,039 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 8 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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