''The Widow from Monte Carlo'' is a 1935 American comedy film directed by

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and starring

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and Colin Clive. It was based on the play '' A Present from Margate'' by

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and A.E.W. Mason.Goble p.1017 It was shot at

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with sets designed by the

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Hugh Reticker.

Synopsis

Inez, the widowed Duchess of Rye, heads to

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to escape her dull restrictive life. While there she meets Major Allan Chepstow, but later becomes engaged to a diplomat who her relatives are keen for her to marry. Impulsively Inez accepts an offer by Chepstow to join him at the seaside resort of

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. Back in

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Rose Torrent, the socially ambitious wife of a wealthy

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magnate, discovers about the visit and attempts to blackmail Inez into attending one of her parties. Eventually Chepstow and Inez decide to leave for

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to start a new life together.

Cast

as Major Allan Chepstow *

as Inez, Duchess of Rye *

as Rose Torrent * Colin Clive as Lord Eric Reynolds * Herbert Mundin as John Torrent *

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as Eaves *

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as Dopey Mullins *

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as Lady Maynard *

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as Lord Holloway *

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as Lady Holloway *

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as Joan, Inez' Secretary * Herbert Evans as Evans, Inez' Butler * May Beatty as Dowager *

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as Police Officer Watkin * Charles Coleman as Torrent's Butler *

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as Torrents' Cook *

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as Englishman at Casino *

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as Desk Sergeant *

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as Emil, Hotel Clerk *

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as Torrents' Chauffeur

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

1936 films 1936 comedy films American comedy films American films based on plays Films based on works by Ian Hay American black-and-white films Warner Bros. films Films set in Monaco Films set in London Films set in Kent Films shot in Burbank, California Films with screenplays by F. Hugh Herbert Films directed by Arthur Greville Collins 1930s English-language films 1930s American films Films scored by Heinz Roemheld Films scored by Bernhard Kaun Films about widowhood Films about nobility {{1930s-comedy-film-stub