What: Screwball comedy, 1939, Claudette Colbert, showgirl, would-be gold-digger, stranded in Paris, taxi cabs, Don Ameche, evening gown, the Ritz, noses, party crashing, John Barrymore, fake barons and baronesses, railway station, missing luggage, Billy Wilder, millionaires, divorce court, Mary Astor, hats, taxi driver cafe
Representative quote:
"I landed a lord, almost."
"Almost?"
"Well, the family came between us. His mother came to my hotel and offered me a bribe."
"You threw her out, I hope!"
"How could I, with my hands full of money?"
Also: Claudette Colbert and Mary Astor reteamed for more screwball in 1942's The Palm Beach Story (Rec. #17).
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