Trouble in Paradise (1932)

7.9Approved83 minDirector: Ernst Lubitsch

1932 film by Ernst Lubitsch

Trouble in Paradise is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film produced and directed by Ernst Lubitsch and starring Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, and Herbert Marshall. Based on the 1931 play The Honest Finder (A Becsületes Megtaláló) by Hungarian playwright Aladár László, the lead characters are a gentleman thief and a lady pickpocket who join forces to con a beautiful woman who is the owner of a perfume company. In 1991, Trouble in Paradise was selected for preservation by the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

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What is Trouble in Paradise about?
Trouble in Paradise (1932) — High class European thief Gaston Monescu meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a countess. The two join forces and come under the employ of Mme. Colet, the beautiful owner of the Colet perfume company. Gaston works as Mme. Colet's personal secretary under the ali
Is Trouble in Paradise based on a true story?
See the production background and source material details on the official Wikipedia article.
Is Trouble in Paradise scary?
Content rating: Approved. See the reviews tab for parental guidance and tone notes.