Tovarich (1937)
Directed by Anatole Litvak

Comedy

Film Synopsis

Fleeing the Bolsheviks, General Ouratieff and his wife take refuge in Paris and find work as domestic servants.  In the Bank of France, they have in their name a huge sum of money placed in their trust by the Tsar.  After numerous misadventures, the couple make the patriotic decision to give up the money to Soviet officials for the best interest of their people...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Anatole Litvak
  • Script: Casey Robinson, Jacques Deval (play), Robert E. Sherwood (play)
  • Cinematographer: Charles Lang
  • Music: Max Steiner
  • Cast: Claudette Colbert (Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov), Charles Boyer (Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff), Basil Rathbone (Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko), Anita Louise (Helene Dupont), Melville Cooper (Charles Dupont), Isabel Jeans (Fermonde Dupont), Morris Carnovsky (Chauffourier Dubieff), Victor Kilian (Gendarme), Maurice Murphy (Georges Dupont), Gregory Gaye (Count Frederic Brekenski), Montagu Love (M. Courtois), Renie Riano (Madame Courtois), Fritz Feld (Martelleau), Heather Thatcher (Lady Kartegann), May Boley (Louise), Doris Lloyd (Madame Chauffourier-Dubieff), Curt Bois (Alfonso), Ferdinand Munier (Mr. Van Hemert), Grace Hayle (Mrs. Van Hemert), Tommy Bupp (Urchin Stealing Groceries)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 98 min

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