Tovarich (1937)

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Two members of the Russian monarchy pose as French servants while hiding the Czar's fortune. This unlikely plot is at the core of this successful 1937 Hollywood comedy-drama starring the French-born Charles Boyer as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff. The prince and his wife, Grand Duchess… More Two members of the Russian monarchy pose as French servants while hiding the Czar's fortune. This unlikely plot is at the core of this successful 1937 Hollywood comedy-drama starring the French-born Charles Boyer as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff. The prince and his wife, Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna (Claudette Colbert), are entrusted with a huge fortune by the Czar, which they take with them while fleeing the Bolshevik Revolution. They arrive in Paris and put all the money in a bank, not wanting to take any for themselves. To fend off poverty, they take a job as servants in the home of wealthy businessman Charles Dupont (Melville Cooper) and his wife Fernande (Isabel Jeans). At a dinner party, their secret is exposed by one of the invited guests, a top Soviet official named Gorotchenko (Basil Rathbone), who had tortured and interrogated Ouratieff before the prince left Russia. Gorotchenko now asks for the fortune to help Russia, which is in economic trouble. ~ Michael Betzold, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 34 min.
Directed By: Anatole Litvak
Genres: Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Dec 25, 1937 Wide

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Cast

            Claudette Colbert as Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna

            Charles Boyer as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff

            Basil Rathbone as Gorotchenko

            Anita Louise as Helen Dupont

            Melville Cooper as Charles Dupont

            Isabel Jeans as Fernande Dupont

            Morris Carnovsky as Chauffourier-Dufieff

            Maurice Murphy as Georges Dupont

            Montagu Love as Courtoiv

            Renie Riano as Madame Courtoiv

            Fritz Feld as Martelleau

            Heather Thatcher as Lady Kartegann

            Victor Kilian as Gendarme

            May Boley as Louise

            Doris Lloyd as Mme. Chauffourier-Dufieff

            Curt Bois as Alfonso

            Ferdinand Munier as Mr. Van Hemett

            Grace Hayle as Mme. Van Hemett

            Clifford Soubier as Grocer

            Christian Rub as Trombone player

            Tommy Bupp as Urchin

            Delmar Watson as Urchin

            Jerry Tucker as Urchin

            Alphonse Martell as Hairdresser

            Torben Meyer as Servant

            Gregory Gaye as Gen. Count Brekenski

            Leo White as Assistant Hairdresser
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