Principal cast
Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall, Charles Ruggles and Edward Everett Horton
Film 214 of 498 on the Screen Path
Trouble in Paradise
HIS PARADISE BECAME A MERRY HELL!
About the film
Trouble in Paradise at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1932 film at stop 214 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.
Key craft credits
Victor Milner (director of photography), W. Franke Harling (original music composer), Samson Raphaelson (screenplay) and Hans Dreier (art direction)
- Director
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Release
- 1932-10-30
- Runtime
- 83 minutes
- Genres
- Comedy, Crime and Romance
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Miriam HopkinsCharacter: Lily
- Kay FrancisCharacter: Mariette
- Herbert MarshallCharacter: Gaston
- Charles RugglesCharacter: Major
- Edward Everett HortonCharacter: Francois
- C. Aubrey SmithCharacter: Giron
- Robert GreigCharacter: Jacques
- Luis AlberniCharacter: Annoyed Opera Fan (uncredited)
- Hooper AtchleyCharacter: Insurance Agent (uncredited)
- Tyler BrookeCharacter: Commercial Singer (uncredited)
- Marion ByronCharacter: Maid (uncredited)
- Louise CarterCharacter: Woman with Wrong Handbag (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Ernst LubitschCredits: Director, Producer
- Hans DreierCredits: Art Direction
- M.M. PaggiCredits: Sound
- Earl CrowleyCredits: Still Photographer
- William MillerCredits: Camera Operator
- Guy RoeCredits: Assistant Camera
- Victor MilnerCredits: Director of Photography
- Travis BantonCredits: Costume Design
- Samson RaphaelsonCredits: Screenplay
- Grover JonesCredits: Adaptation
- W. Franke HarlingCredits: Original Music Composer
- Leo RobinCredits: Lyricist
- Aladar LaszloCredits: Theatre Play
- Eugene RicheeCredits: Still Photographer
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