Top Cast
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Mártha Eggerth
Martha Vassary
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Jan Kiepura
Jan Kovalski
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Lucien Baroux
Monsieur DeBosc, impresario
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Roger Tréville
Hubert de Tiffauges
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Arlette Merry
Lolita
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Jean Hébey
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Jacques Mercier
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Pierre Destailles
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Léon Berton
Overview
A prima donna hires a man to pretend to be her lover so as to protect her from an unwelcome suitor. Unbeknownst to her, he is a tenor in disguise.
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