The robbery of the jewel store is something else with powell convincing the security guard to take out two bags to the car outside and playing. It was such a hit that when toronto film society was planning their may weekend with guest film historian bill everson only two months. Jewel robbery is a 1932 american precode comedymystery film, directed by william dieterle and starring william powell and kay francis. The coin was the property of princess mafalda, daughter of the king and queen of italy, who had married one of the hesse family members, prince philipp. Released july 21, 1932, william powell is ideally cast, thought variety. Movie and tv subtitles in multiple languages, thousands of translated subtitles uploaded daily. It is filled with all manner of wonders, from prehistoric boneyard relics to magical performances of the galaxies held in. A gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and also. How three amateur jewel thieves made off with new yorks. Her rich husband, franz henry kolker, seems not to. In germany, during the years of wwii, three american soldiers committed one of the worlds most infamous jewelry heists in all of history. Jun 21, 2008 jewel robbery is a delightful precode romance set in vienna. Jewel robbery 1932 kay francis and william powell for a. Conning the rich in charming vienna, a professional gem thief charms a fabulously wealthy baroness into his calculating clutches but hasnt reckoned on the extent of her jealous husbands outrage.
Dec 07, 20 the movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. Otr usually means radio broadcasting from the golden age of radio, mostly before 1964. William powell and kay francis share more than a love of jewelry in this sparkling precode romantic comedy directed with a lubitschlike touch by william. Feb 14, 2015 jewel robbery 1932 and redheaded woman 1932 february 14, 2015 jewel robbery 1932 the first time i saw this film was at cinefest in syracuse, some 20 odd years ago. Durchs brandenburger tor is a 1929 german silent drama film directed by max knaake and william dieterle and starring paul henckels, june marlowe and aribert mog. Starring kay francis and william powell, this film is shamefully unavailable in any format. He stole her jewels but that wasnt all a gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers. The video cellar is an eclectic collection of feature films, shorts, animations and tv shows. The same may be said for kay francis as the beautiful but bored and eccentric wife of an elderly banker. Thieves steal potentially millions in jewels from famed german museum. The erotic edge of looming danger, the sexual charge of a sure and confident touch, the thrilling distinction between true refinement and mere formality electrify this 1932 hollywood drama by the director william dieterle who had recently emigrated from germany with a frenetic swoon of frustration. These shows from the pretelevision age include adventure, comedies, mystery shows, western dramas and shows from world war ii. William powell and kay francis share more than a love of jewelry in this sparkling precode romantic comedy directed with a lubitschlike touch by william dierterle. Jun 15, 2018 the movie runs just over an hour and packs in a lot of fun, so the pace is brisk and theres no slow stretches to contend with.
Paul muni in i am a fugitive from a chain gang 1932. How three amateur jewel thieves made off with new yorks most. The erotic edge of looming danger, the sexual charge of a sure and confident touch, the thrilling distinction between true refinement and mere formality electrify this 1932 hollywood drama by the director william dieterle who had recently emigrated from germany with a. Feb 28, 2014 william powell and kay francis share more than a love of jewelry in this sparkling precode romantic comedy directed with a lubitschlike touch by william dierterle.
It is based on the 1931 hungarian play ekszerrablas a vaciutcaban by ladislas fodor and its subsequent english adaptation, jewel robbery by bertram bloch. Kay francis, little known to most movie buffs today, sparkles as a liberated, adventuresome and bored wife of a doting, not doddering exactly, but boring rich hubby. Jewel robbery 1932 william dieterle, william powell, kay francis, helen vinson, comedy, crime, romance april 15, 2017 when a baroness is present during a robbery at a jewellers in vienna, she finds the gangs debonair leader more attractive than either her husband or her lover. Ernst lubitschs elegant continental comedy, trouble in paradise was also released that year and shared two things in common with jewel robbery a plot involving professional thieves and kay francis who starred in both. Kay francis and william powell can be seen together in jewel robbery 1932, a charming precode comedy directed by, of all people, william dieterle. The collection contains all kinds of narrative, educational, documentary, advertising, instructional and government films and videos from all over the world. Released 1932, jewel robbery stars william powell, kay francis, helen vinson, hardie albright the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Her rich husband, franz henry kolker, seems not to notice. The world war ii hesse crown jewels robbery coin stories. The movie runs just over an hour and packs in a lot of fun, so the pace is brisk and theres no slow stretches to contend with. It was the first appearance of the three marx brothers together in the same scene since a night in casablanca in 1946, although they had appeared in individual scenes in the story of mankind in 1957, and in pairs in love happy in 1949 chico and harpo appear together. If they dont find these jewels quickly, they will be taken apart, and they will disappear, said an. However, tcm will be showing jewel robbery on september 4 at 8. Dieterle would become closely associated with some of warner bros.
Germanspeaking viewers will pick up visual clues that add to the hilarity. The hesse crown jewels courtmartial case march 28, 2012 by laura it reads like a story taken from a bestselling crime novel, yet it is a true criminal case of a jewel heist staged in a castle in the 1940s, starring u. Use this amazon link to purchase jewel robbery or anything else and help support my site. New york citys american museum of natural history is a marvelous place. Jewel robbery 1932 is a unique heistromance from warner brothers starring william powell and kay francis. Powell headlines in jewel robbery and lawyer man, while his jewel costar francis works late with david manners in man wanted all three directed by cinema maestro william dieterle, who in turn. The jewelry stolen by the american soldiers was not an ordinary collection, but happened to be the crown jewels of germany, which at the time belonged to princess margaret of hesse, daughter of the then german emperor, frederick iii and queen victoria. A gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers. The films sets were designed by the art directors max knaake and fritz maurischat. From the simply frank to the jawdroppingly shocking, this forbidden foursome promises nights of delight.
The door to the exhibition room is closed following a. Gelsey rewrote the play and recent german emigre william dieterle was enlisted to direct. Jewel robbery paired francis to good effect with the suave william powell. The robbery of the jewel store is something else with powell convincing the security guard to take out two bags to the car outside and playing viennese music on a record player to keep the victims calm. Jewel robbery 1932 kay francis and william powell for. It was made by the german branch of universal pictures. The hesse crown jewels courtmartial case fold3 blog. Nov 28, 2011 jewel robbery 1932 is a unique heistromance from warner brothers starring william powell and kay francis. It was directed by william dieterle and has many tieins to a movie from the same year called trouble in paradise, most likely being its spiritual successor, but is the most remembered from audiences, to the point of being one of the most iconic movies from hollywoods preproduction code era.
Jewels stolen from venice exhibition in daytime heist cnn. Jewel robbery was a tremendous hit with critics and audiences in the summer of 1932. Jewel robbery is a 1932 american precode comedymystery film, directed by william dieterle and starring william powell and kay. The warner brothers answer to trouble in paradise, with kay francis as a millionairess practically repeating her role from the lubitsch film and william powell as a cat burglar. Jewel robbery reflects the comic virtuosity of actors and actresses and directors in an eclectic hollywood too soon to be stifled by the code. Jewel robbery 1932 and redheaded woman 1932 february 14, 2015 jewel robbery 1932 the first time i saw this film was at cinefest in syracuse, some 20 odd years ago. Jewel robbery 1932 stream and watch online moviefone.
A stage actor in germany and switzerland as a teenager, william born wilhelm dieterle began acting in movies by 19, and appeared in such memorable 20s films as paul lenis waxworks 1924 and f. Art experts are worried the artifacts stolen during a heist in germany could be cut up and their. He is exciting, witty, and charming if also a thief and the leader of a very large and organized gang. The tenmark coin bore the head of emperor frederick iii, grandfather of princess mafaldas husband, and had been given to her by queen margaret of italy. Ottobrunn, germanborn filmmaker who directed a diverse range of movies but was. Watch hd movies online for free and download the latest movies without registration at. The director was william dieterle, a protege of max reinhardt, who was brought over in 1930 to direct german versions of warner brothers films. German translation of jewel the official collins englishgerman dictionary online.
The saint and her fool is a 1928 german silent drama film directed by william dieterle and. Robbery 127x subtitles download movie and tv series subtitles. I found this to be a bold, boundary pushing precode sizzler, so jewel robbery earns a strong recommendation. This is a rebroadcast one of the outstanding cases originally heard on the show on february 21, 1934 see cat. Though unfortunately eclipsed by ernst lubitschs trouble in paradise, a true masterpiece made in the same year and also starring kay francis, jewel robbery is a wonderfully urbane and risque precode comedy about a suave jewel thief powell who. The incredible jewel robbery was an episode of general electric theater, broadcast by cbs on march 8, 1959. Free download from source, api support, millions of users. Jewel robbery 1932, lawyer man 1932, man wanted 1932, they call it sin 1932. Today, it has lost none of its spark, and is one of the best films to. Jewels stolen from venice exhibition in brazen daytime heist.
Jewel robbery is a 1932 comedy film starring william powell and kay francis. The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. In 1923 dieterle also began directing himself in a series of films, including geschlecht in fesseln sex in chains 1928. Over 100,000 german translations of english words and phrases.
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