GlamAmor Posted by on July 22, 2019

Last Saturday was the second in my STYLE OF SIN series at the American Cinematheque, and it was focused on the Queen of Pre-Code herself - Kay Francis. I spoke all about the Production Code, Kay's life and career, and then the backstories of our double feature Girls About Town...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on December 7, 2018

COMEDY GOLD #10: ‘Tonsils!’ from Trouble in Paradise (1932) On December 7, 2018December 7, 2018 By CarolIn Uncategorized Last year, I wrote a little piece about Edward Everett Horton’s inescapable and always welcome presence in 1930s and 4   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on October 18, 2018

Ernst Lubitsch made a name for himself and his “touch” in silents as well as leaving an indelible mark on the 1940s with the likes of Shop Around The Corner (1940), To Be or Not to Be (1942), Heaven Can Wait (1943), and Cluny Brown (1946). But for me, no...   read more

The Old Hollywood Garden Posted by Carol Martinheira on January 4, 2017

Trouble in Paradise (1932) On January 4, 2017January 4, 2017 By CarolIn Uncategorized If you’re as obsessed with Billy Wilder as I am, you’ll know that he had a sign on his wall that read ‘How would Lubitsch do it?’. If you watch Trouble in Paradise (1932),   read more

CineMaven's Essays from the Couch Posted by Theresa Brown on July 6, 2016

For my “HOT & BOTHERED” blogathon contribution, Ernst Lubitsch is the way to go. Why, this cheeky devil was able to slip all sorts of sexy mischief into Pre-Code films like “Design for Living” ( 1933 ) “The Smiling Lieutenant” ( 1931 ) or “The Merry Widow” ( 1934 )....   read more

GlamAmor Posted by on April 18, 2014

Elegant. Sophisticated. Continental. Sensual. Stylish. All of these adjectives have been used to describe Ernst Lubitsch's Trouble in Paradise (1932). A Pre-Code classic with its suggestive sexual situations, the film looks at love and lust between its leads in exotic European locales like Ven   read more

Journeys in Classic Film Posted by on March 12, 2014

It’s Film Class Wednesday, folks.  (A regular title is still in the planning phase.)  The next few weeks see us exploring screwball comedy starting with Trouble in Paradise.  My excitement for watching this was high as I’ve heard only amazing things about it and it’s eluded me for   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 18, 2013

Starring Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, and Miriam Hopkins with director Ernst Lubitsch, this film is a funny pre-code era romantic comedy. A man and a woman crook meet each other in Venice and after wreaking some havoc they fall in love and get married. The two of them move to...   read more

4 Star Films Posted by 4 Star Film Fan on August 18, 2013

Starring Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, and Miriam Hopkins with director Ernst Lubitsch, this film is a funny pre-code era romantic comedy. A man and a woman crook meet each other in Venice and after wreaking some havoc they fall in love and get married. The two of them move to...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on March 25, 2013

"Trouble in Paradise" bugs me, man. Writing about it bugs me, that is. It's such a flipping perfect little movie that I can't make affectionate fun of it the way I do with awkward early talkies, or Joan Crawford's bug eyes, or Marie Dressler's mugging. It forces me to resort...   read more

The Man on the Flying Trapeze Posted by David on March 25, 2013

"Trouble in Paradise" bugs me, man. Writing about it bugs me, that is. It's such a flipping perfect little movie that I can't make affectionate fun of it the way I do with awkward early talkies, or Joan Crawford's bug eyes, or Marie Dressler's mugging. It forces me to resort...   read more

Noir and Chick Flicks Posted by Dawn on February 28, 2012

Trouble in Paradise(1932). Pre-Code romantic comedy film directed by Ernst Lubitsch. Cast: Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis and Herbert Marshall, and features Charles Ruggles, Edward Everett Horton and C. Aubrey Smith. In Venice, during dinner, Lily accuses Gaston(who is posing as a baron) of being a   read more

Hollywood Revue Posted by Angela on November 14, 2011

If you want to steal from wealthy people, you have to get close to wealthy people.  And what’s the best way to get close to wealthy people?  Pretend to be a fellow wealthy person!  That’s just what Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) does when he goes to Venice.  While pretending to...   read more

MacGuffin Movies Posted by RBuccicone on July 7, 2011

Trouble in Paradise (1932) When Trouble in Paradise sought to be re-issued three years after its 1932 release, the Hayes Office said: No way. The film that had been alright for release upon completion, if not without some minor, ignored objections, was far too scandalous for 1935 when the Productio   read more

Classic Movies Posted by KC on May 25, 2011

First there were two thieves Then there was rich girl too Then there were two thieves Image Source   read more

The Stop Button Posted by on November 11, 2008

Trouble in Paradise features some great filmmaking. Here, Lubitsch runs wild with the passage of time–there’s a great sequence with various clocks marking the minutes, but there’s a lot of carefully orchestrated fades as well. The film opens with an excellent mixed shot–agai   read more