Summary
Comedy starirng Marlene Dietrich and Bruce Cabot. Gold-digger Claire Ledeux arrives in 19th-century New Orleans from Europe, determined to inveigle her way into the arms of a rich suitor.
The Flame of New Orleans
- Action
- Comedy
- 1941
- René Clair
- 79 mins
- U
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A frothy comedy from French director René Clair, his first effort on his wartime sojourn in Hollywood. Phoney countess Marlene Dietrich leaves her rich but dull new husband Roland Young at the altar and sails away with rough-trade sea captain Bruce Cabot, disguising herself in the process. However, a shadowy figure from her European past appears and threatens her plans. This twist on the old gold-digger formula offers only middling entertainment, and shows just how ordinary Dietrich could be and how she needed rather more appealing leading men than Young and Cabot.
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Cast
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Claire Ledeux | Marlene Dietrich |
| Robert Latour | Bruce Cabot |
| Charles Giraud | Roland Young |
| Zolotov | Mischa Auer |
| First sailor | Andy Devine |
| Second sailor | Frank Jenks |
| Third sailor | Eddie Quillan |
| Fourth sailor | Joe Devlin |
| Auntie | Laura Hope Crews |
Crew
| role | name |
|---|---|
| Director | René Clair |
Details
- Theatrical distributor
- General Film Dist Ltd
- Languages
- English
- Formats
- Black and white
