Trouble in Paradise

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Trouble in Paradise

1932

1h 23m

Comedy

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Thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) and pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins) are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet (Kay Francis), 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.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

May 8, 2026

5/5

The standout performance is from Hopkins, simultaneously playing tough, fiery and fragile.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

Oct 5, 2017

4/4

Filmmakers, screenwriters, actors and audiences can learn every sort of valuable trick from it.

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David Parkinson

Empire Magazine

Feb 4, 2009

5/5

Not a false note in the whole piece. The performances, visuals and screenplay are all exsquisite.

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Frank J. Avella

The Contending

Apr 21, 2026

B+

Marshall and Hopkins (Oscar-nominated in 1935 for Becky Sharp) are fab but it’s Francis who walks away with the picture. She’s simply divine...

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Eileen Jones

The Jacobin

Aug 26, 2023

Wonderful to watch...

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Sean Axmaker

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Apr 8, 2023

Quite possibly the most sparkling and sexy romantic comedy ever made...

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bruce F

@bruce999 Aug 15, 2026

movie seems to get better with every viewing. thieves are attracted to each other. Herbert Marshall is charming as usual.

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Marcos David C

@Cukierkorn Apr 19, 2026

Witty dialogue and a sensual atmosphere permeate the film with class. A classic of cinema.

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Blobbo X

@Blobbo Jun 10, 2024

Not wonderful or hilarious, but watchable and amusing.

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Alec B

@Alec97 Feb 27, 2024

Deliciously amoral. No wonder it was buried by Hollywood for decades once the Hays code was enforced.

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Steve D

@RT35616104 Dec 31, 2023

An absolute blast with a great cast and a fun script.

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Irene M

@igawel Sep 5, 2022

2 years before the production code, it was not only 'continental' but more over the women were not flat caricaturures. and the humor was great. the acting was good. Really stands the 'test of time".

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Synopsis

Thief Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall) and pickpocket Lily (Miriam Hopkins) are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet (Kay Francis), 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.

Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Producer: Ernst Lubitsch
Screenwriter: Aladar Laszlo, Grover Jones, Samson Raphaelson
Distributor: Criterion Collection, Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Publix Corporation
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 21, 1932, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Jan 7, 2003
Runtime: 1h 23m

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