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Stolen Holiday (1937)

Stolen Holiday poster
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
Genre
romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Russian con artist infiltrates French high society. He is eventually exposed and faces terrible consequences.

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What happens

Stolen Holiday is a 1937 American romantic drama film directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Kay Francis, Claude Rains and Ian Hunter. It is loosely based on the Stavisky Affair, a French political scandal. A Russian con artist digs his way into the upper reaches of French society, but is finally exposed, with tragic consequences. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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