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.
Trouble in Paradise
“HIS PARADISE BECAME A MERRY HELL!”
Overview
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.
Director
Ernst Lubitsch
Status
Released
Production
Paramount Pictures
Cast
Herbert Marshall
Gaston Monescu
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)
Hooper Atchley
Insurance Agent (uncredited)
Tyler Brooke
Commercial Singer (uncredited)
Marion Byron
Maid (uncredited)
Louise Carter
Woman with Wrong Handbag (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Venetian (uncredited)
George Humbert
Waiter in Venice (uncredited)
Perry Ivins
Radio Commentator (uncredited)
Leonid Kinskey
Russian Visitor (uncredited)
Gus Leonard
Elderly Servant (uncredited)
Carl M. Leviness
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fred Malatesta
Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Eva McKenzie
Duchess Chambreau (uncredited)
Donald Novis
Vocalist - Title Song (uncredited)
Hector V. Sarno
Prefect of Police (uncredited)
Rolfe Sedan
Purse Salesman (uncredited)
Larry Steers
Party Guest (uncredited)
Frederick Sullivan
Operagoer on Mezzanine (uncredited)
Nella Walker
Mme. Bouchet (uncredited)
Stanhope Wheatcroft
Party Guest (uncredited)
Florence Wix
Party Guest (uncredited)
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[Great Film Scenes] Trouble in Paradise (1932) - "Tonsils. Positively Tonsils" Scene
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