A deeply-in-debt gambler sets his cap for a beautiful woman, not knowing that she is also penniless.A deeply-in-debt gambler sets his cap for a beautiful woman, not knowing that she is also penniless.A deeply-in-debt gambler sets his cap for a beautiful woman, not knowing that she is also penniless.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Mimo Billi
- Roland, the Barman
- (uncredited)
Betty Carter
- Mrs. Ewing
- (uncredited)
Jean Combal
- Hotel Managing Director
- (uncredited)
Frank Elliott
- Mr. Frank Ewing
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe first feature film shot in the Technirama wide screen process. Developed by the Technicolor Corporation, This was essentially a combination of an anamorphic lens with VistaVision's sideways film movement.
- Quotes
Narrator: Ask if he is rich? The answer is: he has been. Ask if he is poor? One must answer: not in spirit.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Vittorio D. (2009)
Featured review
Romantic fluff sinks like lead balloon
The whole film lacks sparkle and pace. Dietrich and De Sica look elegantly frozen in time as they mouth a dialogue stuffed full of half-baked innuendos. There is absolutely no chemistry between them at all. Dietrich looks as though she had been on a starvation diet and wiggles her way across the screen in some extremely tight dresses without the slightest hint of sex appeal. Even when the film was made it must have seemed old-fashioned. Now it looks as though dinosaurs still roamed the land. Just about watchable for the locations and as a curiosity for Dietrich fans. Technically, the film is interesting as being one of the first to use the Technirama process, which rivalled Cinemascope but used a larger frame size, so the picture is much clearer. Whether this benefited the actors is debatable but the scenery is pretty good. The whole film is available on YouTube but of course the quality is nothing like the original.
- peterjohndean
- Jun 29, 2016
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- Also known as
- Gran mundo en Montecarlo
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- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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