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Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard

A Romanian gigolo marries a naive American schoolteacher in Mexico so he can legally enter the United States. Complications arise as he discovers he is falling in love with her.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 5 min.

Directed by: Mitchell Leisen

Release Date: September 26, 1941

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  • hypathio7
    July 3, 2008
    hypathio7
    want to see this because it was nominated for best picture at the oscars
  • thesavvybamalady
    July 25, 2007
    thesavvybamalady
    Charles Boyer plays this gigolo ancious to get to the United States and is marooned in a Mexican border town. He tries to meet other women to charm them, and here comes Olivia de Havilland, a teacher from a California town taking a bunch of school children to Mexico, and still so...( read more)mehow gets hooked up with Boyer, alas helping him to get into the US at last, but along the way, things kind of get a bit complicated, and de Havilland believes this marriage is on the level. Paulette Goddard plays another immigrant who plays the same scam and tries to get into partnership with him; real nice sad and sappy melodrama.
  • Glinda
    June 20, 2007
    Glinda
    Fantastic! I think this is one of Boyer's best!
  • Ingrid85
    April 21, 2007
    Ingrid85
    Beautiful story with unforgettable actors

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