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The Princess Comes Across

1936 · 76 min

A breezy, bantering shipboard romp where screwball charm and light suspense keep things gliding along without much weight.

Directed by
William K. Howard
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Mystery
Starring
Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglass Dumbrille
Tagline
Those rollicking STARS of "HANDS ACROSS THE TABLE"
Overview
A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a bandleader returning home. To complicate matters, a blackmailer on board apparently knows she is not who she claims to be - and he has his sights set on other passengers with secrets of their own. In the meantime an escaped killer has stowed away under someone else's identity, and is killing again to cover his tracks; five international police detectives on board are heading the investigation to find him. When evidence points to the princess and bandleader, they must find the killer themselves - before he finds them.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
William K. Howard
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Mystery
Starring
Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglass Dumbrille
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Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • deception
    • identity
    • love
    • crime
    • justice
    Places
    • sea
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • ensemble
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action3
    Horror1
    Humour6
    Realism5
    Romance6
    Tension5
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight3

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, romance, mystery, thriller
    Directed by
    William K. Howard
    Written by
    Francis Martin, Walter DeLeon, Frank Butler, Don Hartman
    Starring
    Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglass Dumbrille, Alison Skipworth, George Barbier, William Frawley, Porter Hall, Lumsden Hare
    Music
    John Leipold
    Cinematography
    Ted Tetzlaff
    Runtime
    76 min
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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