At a Vienna masked ball, Maria (Maureen O'Sullivan) lures Russian Grand Duke Peter to a room full of Polish nationalists. His father is the Tsar of Russia. He is to be exchanged for Maria's father who is set to be executed. Polish spy Baron Stephan Wolensky (William Powell) is to deliver the ransom letter which he hides in a candlestick. Meanwhile, Russian secret police has discovered Wolensky as the spy and recruits Countess Olga Mironova (Luise Rainer) to deliver a letter with evidence for his arrest.
This has some fun. It's also a little confusing. I lost track of the candlesticks and the letters somewhere in the middle of the movie. The romance is fine. I love William Powell. It's a light little espionage with a rom-com screwball dramedy.
This has some fun. It's also a little confusing. I lost track of the candlesticks and the letters somewhere in the middle of the movie. The romance is fine. I love William Powell. It's a light little espionage with a rom-com screwball dramedy.