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The Princess Comes Across

  • 1936
  • Approved
  • 1h 16m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
1.3K
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Carole Lombard and Fred MacMurray in The Princess Comes Across (1936)
Screwball ComedyWhodunnitComedyCrimeMysteryRomanceThriller

A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship.A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship.A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship.

  • Director
    • William K. Howard
  • Writers
    • Walter DeLeon
    • Francis Martin
    • Don Hartman
  • Stars
    • Carole Lombard
    • Fred MacMurray
    • Douglass Dumbrille
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    1.3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William K. Howard
    • Writers
      • Walter DeLeon
      • Francis Martin
      • Don Hartman
    • Stars
      • Carole Lombard
      • Fred MacMurray
      • Douglass Dumbrille
    • 23User reviews
    • 22Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Carole Lombard
    Carole Lombard
    • Princess Olga
    Fred MacMurray
    Fred MacMurray
    • Joe King Mantell
    Douglass Dumbrille
    Douglass Dumbrille
    • Lorel
    Alison Skipworth
    Alison Skipworth
    • Lady Gertrude
    George Barbier
    George Barbier
    • Captain Nicholls
    William Frawley
    William Frawley
    • Benton
    Porter Hall
    Porter Hall
    • Darcy
    Lumsden Hare
    Lumsden Hare
    • Cragg
    Sig Ruman
    Sig Ruman
    • Steindorf
    • (as Sig Rumann)
    Mischa Auer
    Mischa Auer
    • Morevitch
    Bradley Page
    Bradley Page
    • The Stranger
    Tetsu Komai
    • Kawati
    Monya Andre
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    Benny Bartlett
    Benny Bartlett
    • Ship's Bellhop
    • (uncredited)
    Virginia Cabell
    • Undetermined Role
    • (uncredited)
    George Chandler
    George Chandler
    • Film Man
    • (uncredited)
    David Clyde
    David Clyde
    • Assistant Purser
    • (uncredited)
    Keith Daniels
    • Reporter
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • William K. Howard
    • Writers
      • Walter DeLeon
      • Francis Martin
      • Don Hartman
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    • Trivia
      The working title of The Princess Comes Across (1936) was "Concertina."
    • Goofs
      It's possible that Fred MacMurray can play the concertina, but when he is singing and playing, his fingers do not move. Also, he moves the bellows in and out when there is no concertina music.
    • Quotes

      Lady Gertrude Allwyn: The story is from a novel entitled Lavender and Old Lace, but the name of the cinema has been changed to... um... She Done Him Plenty.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Gable and Lombard (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      My Concertina
      (1936) (uncredited)
      Music by Phil Boutelje
      Lyrics by Jack Scholl
      Played during the opening and end credits
      Played on a concertina and sung by Fred MacMurray at the concert

    User reviews23

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    8/10

    Lombard does Garbo!

    The main reason to see this fun, if slowly paced, comedy-mystery is to see a glowing Carole Lombard do an hilarious impersonation of Greta Garbo. She plays an American actress pretending to be a Swedish princess - and Carole has a ball sending up Garbo in the process. Also great to get a glimpse of pre-WW2 politics, with the detectives on board coming from all over the globe - including Germany, Russia and Japan. Great fun. What a shame we don't all travel by boat still!
    • David-240
    • Jul 25, 2001
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    • Release date
      • May 22, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Concertina
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Studio)
    • Production company
      • Paramount Pictures
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 16 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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