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Jewel Robbery

"He stole her jewels -- but that wasn't all!"

A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jeweller's shop.

Top Cast

  • William Powell

    William Powell

    The Robber

  • Kay Francis

    Kay Francis

    Baroness Teri Hohenfels

  • Helen Vinson

    Helen Vinson

    Marianne Horn

  • Hardie Albright

    Hardie Albright

    Paul

  • Henry Kolker

    Henry Kolker

    Baron Franz Hohenfels

  • Spencer Charters

    Spencer Charters

    Johann Christian Lenz

  • Lee Kohlmar

    Lee Kohlmar

    Hollander

  • André Luguet

    André Luguet

    Count Andre

  • Clarence Wilson

    Clarence Wilson

    Prefect of Police

Overview

A gentleman thief charms a Viennese baron's wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jeweller's shop.

Rating

6.5 / 10
46 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Feb 8, 2026

    When “The Baroness” (Kay Francis) is caught up in a daring robbery in a Viennese jewellers, she finds herself strangely drawn to the thief. Now like so many of the wealthy aristocracy, she is trapped in a fairly loveless marriage and has had taken many a lover over the years, but this time it’s William Powell who has well and truly got under her skin. Now on the face of it, this is just a predicable precursor to a rom-com, only here everyone is dressed for the opera and glides about as if they were Fred Astaire, but what this also has is a cleverly crafted script and two stars who really do seem to get on with each other as the mischief plays out. It could be called a romance, perhaps, but I have to say that part of the fun here is borne out of their allure, their desire and attraction but it is hard to imagine that either of this borderline disparate pair would ever find, or even want to find, "true love”. What's more, both actors know how to present that delicately to those of us watching and I found it really quite entertaining for just over the hour. It’s not raucous or bawdy, it’s sophisticated but not afraid to poke fun at that sophistication, neither.

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