A follower of Napoleon escapes the firing squad, flees to a woman's bedroom and winds up butler.
Acting
Ramon Novarro's voice debut—melting audiences since the Jazz Age.
Production
Lavish MGM sets pretending to be Napoleonic France on a soundstage.
Director
Sidney Franklin
Ramon Novarro
Armand de Treville
Dorothy Jordan
Leonie de Beaufort
Marion Harris
Countess Louise
John Miljan
Lucien DeGrignon
William Humphrey
Napoleon Bonaparte
George Davis
Groom
Clifford Bruce
Gaston
Lionel Belmore
Innkeeper (uncredited)
John Carroll
Bonapartist (uncredited)
George Chandler
Timid Royalist (uncredited)
Ann Dvorak
Chorine (uncredited)
Bob Kortman
Bonapartist (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Ramon Novarro's first full sound film—MGM rushed him into talkies to compete with Valentino's legacy.
Pre-code films like this snuck risqué bedroom farce past censors who'd crack down hard just four years later.
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