When upper-class Parisian Charles Dupont and his family hire Tina and Michel as their servants, they have no idea that the domestics are in fact Tatiana, the Grand Duchess Petrovna, and her husband, Mikail, Prince Ouratieff. Recent exiles from the Russian Revolution, Tatiana and Mikail befriend the Dupont family, keeping their true identities a secret -- until one night when Soviet official Gorotchenko arrives for dinner.
Acting
Colbert and Boyer's sparkling, sophisticated chemistry.
Costume
Gowns that scream 'we're pretending to be poor.'
Director
Anatole Litvak
Claudette Colbert
Grand Duchess Tatiana Petrovna Romanov
Charles Boyer
Prince Mikail Alexandrovitch Ouratieff
Basil Rathbone
Commissar Dimitri Gorotchenko
Anita Louise
Helene Dupont
Melville Cooper
Charles Dupont
Isabel Jeans
Fermonde Dupont
Morris Carnovsky
Chauffourier Dubieff
Victor Kilian
Gendarme
Maurice Murphy
Georges Dupont
Gregory Gaye
Count Frederic Brekenski
Montagu Love
M. Courtois
Renie Riano
Madame Courtois
Fritz Feld
Martelleau
Heather Thatcher
Lady Kartegann
May Boley
Louise
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a 1935 French play that ran over 400 performances; Hollywood rushed to adapt before the cycle of Russian émigré stories peaked.
Released during Stalin's show trials, the film's gentle mockery of Soviet officials played differently to European audiences who understood the real danger.
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