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
- Directed By
- Anatole Litvak
- Genres
- Classics, Comedy
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Dec 25, 1937 Wide
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Cast
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Claudette Colbert
as Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna
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Charles Boyer
as Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff
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Basil Rathbone
as Gorotchenko
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Anita Louise
as Helen Dupont
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Melville Cooper
as Charles Dupont
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Isabel Jeans
as Fernande Dupont
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Morris Carnovsky
as Chauffourier-Dufieff
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Maurice Murphy
as Georges Dupont
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Montagu Love
as Courtoiv
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Renie Riano
as Madame Courtoiv
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Fritz Feld
as Martelleau
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Heather Thatcher
as Lady Kartegann
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Victor Kilian
as Gendarme
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May Boley
as Louise
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Doris Lloyd
as Mme. Chauffourier-Dufieff
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Curt Bois
as Alfonso
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Ferdinand Munier
as Mr. Van Hemett
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Grace Hayle
as Mme. Van Hemett
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Clifford Soubier
as Grocer
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Christian Rub
as Trombone player
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Tommy Bupp
as Urchin
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Delmar Watson
as Urchin
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Jerry Tucker
as Urchin
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Alphonse Martell
as Hairdresser
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Torben Meyer
as Servant
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Gregory Gaye
as Gen. Count Brekenski
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Leo White
as Assistant Hairdresser
