On a ship to England, Lord Francis Kelton (Frank Morgan) is surprised to find Mrs. Fay Cheyney (Joan Crawford) in his room. He tells her that she's in the wrong room. Both him and Lord Arthur Dilling (Robert Montgomery) are taken with her. She becomes the toast of the ship. Non of them realize that she, her butler Charles (William Powell), and her three other servants are a team of con-men.
This is a remake. It started off as a play in 1925, and then a talkie in 1929. I don't know anything about either one. Crawford has plenty of charisma and looks which fulfils the two biggest requirements of the role. She has the edge to be devious and the sweetness to be enticing. I think William Powell would be better as Lord Arthur. He has much more chemistry with Crawford and the romantic energy would be better with those two. The character of Charles should be an even older guy. He's an old hand and the mentor who got Fay into the con game. He should be an 80 year old who is trying to use a younger woman as lure. This is fine for the most part although I would need to see the 1929 version to determine if it's an improvement.
This is a remake. It started off as a play in 1925, and then a talkie in 1929. I don't know anything about either one. Crawford has plenty of charisma and looks which fulfils the two biggest requirements of the role. She has the edge to be devious and the sweetness to be enticing. I think William Powell would be better as Lord Arthur. He has much more chemistry with Crawford and the romantic energy would be better with those two. The character of Charles should be an even older guy. He's an old hand and the mentor who got Fay into the con game. He should be an 80 year old who is trying to use a younger woman as lure. This is fine for the most part although I would need to see the 1929 version to determine if it's an improvement.