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Trouble in Paradise
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.
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“HIS PARADISE BECAME A MERRY HELL!”
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[Great Film Scenes] Trouble in Paradise (1932) - "Tonsils. Positively Tonsils" Scene
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- Oct 30, 1932
- 1h 23m
- English
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Leo Robin, Grover Jones, Samson Raphaelson
- Released
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