Trouble in Paradise

Trouble in Paradise

83 mins | Crime, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 30, 1932

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

83 mins | Crime, Comedy, Romance | Oct. 30, 1932

Trouble in Paradise
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.
IMDb rating 7.9
Producers Paramount
Original title Trouble in Paradise
Directors Ernst Lubitsch
Writers Leo Robin, Samson Raphaelson, Grover Jones, Aladar Laszlo

Cast

Miriam Hopkins

as Lily

Kay Francis

as Mariette Colet

Herbert Marshall

as Gaston Monescu

Charles Ruggles

as Major

Edward Everett Horton

as François Filiba

C. Aubrey Smith

as Adolph J. Giron

Robert Greig

as Mariette's Butler Jacques

Luis Alberni

as Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)

Gino Corrado

as Venetian (uncredited)

George Humbert

as Waiter in Venice (uncredited)

Leonid Kinskey

as The Communist (uncredited)

Fred Malatesta

as Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Nella Walker

as Mme. Bouchet (uncredited)

Tyler Brooke

as Commercial Singer (uncredited)

Florence Wix

as Party Guest (uncredited)