The Widow from Monte Carlo (1936)
Directed by Arthur Greville Collins
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Synopsis by Sandra Brennan
In this romantic comedy, an aspiring socialite heads for a vacation in Monte Carlo where she befriends a wealthy widowed duchess and then begins blackmailing her after she steals a scandalous letter. This letter could destroy her upcoming nuptials to a stuffy Englishman. The duchess enlists the aide of an American thief to get the damning letter back. Meanwhile, her English lover continues to ardently pursue her; he is blissfully unaware that something is amiss.
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aristocracy, blackmail, letter, love, romance, scandal, socialite, vacation, widow/widower