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Synopsis: Middle-aged European pianist Paul Marvan (Hugo Haas)is brought to America by wealthy widow Diana Fowler (Mona Barrie)and he meets and weds a canary-blonde named Margo (Cleo Moore), who is a nightclub dancing partner to Carlo (Rick Vallin). Margo's trampy and flirty behavior inflames Marvan, who is also disturbed over increasing financial and professional straits, since Diana, his wealthy "sponsor" who was more a little perturbed when Marvan married the little tramp. He thrusts one hand into a printing press in hopes of collecting $50,000 insurance, but payment is refused when it is disclosed his accident wasn't an accident. Margo returns to Carlo, and Marvan finds refuge in a Salvation Army shelter, now playing the piano with one hand.
 
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1952
80 min
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I must pay my insurance premium it's you

at the end of the month how much is it

please don't faint 3,500

I know it's a lot of money but it would

be a crime 200 surance my hands I've got

my hands in short four hundred thousand

dollars oh yes of course it's for you

that is important when I say that she

will take care of it let's not talk

about it anymore ah what do you say we

have dinner Alton Eisen I'll engage a

table at the Deauville for eight o'clock

all right but she said the strictly

business now and as soon as he gets

going how would you like to have him for

your father Oh Walter don't be silly I

talking about that you just laughed and

said it was nonsense well let's hope so

but dr. C Junie's is a stranger you you

can't talk to him about anything you

know he hasn't got the slightest idea

about movies are baseball and he's so

absent-minded well the first of next

week he'll leave for his concert too

[Music]

Tell me do you think I could get

something boutiques around here oh it's

kind of late mr. Marvin the restaurants

closed maybe they could fix you

something over there at the bar

[Music]

I'm terribly hungry kitchen is closed

but if you wish you Coldplay fill a

sandwich Oh old plate will be all right

and Pat coffee yes now I'd like to have

some good wine there's life you know I

like to have an old vintage about the.

Rhinelander wine 1925 it yes but very

cold air don't let me wait too long I'm

starving.

[Music]

[Applause]

That's stupid idiots where's the manager

what's fighting you that guy out there

one the whole number look I stop that

don't get hysterical after all this is

only a nightclub I don't care I didn't

give up my artistic ambitions for that

don't talk so big look people come here

to drink have fun not to watch your art

you talk different when you wanted me to

team up with you and I like a fool

believe you you shut up people can hear

you hey sure especially that the horse.

Peru made all the fuss oh I'd like to

kick him right in the stomach what's

going on here I thought the waiters burn

stuff away the waiter yes he can't say

excuse me I can serve you until after

the number is over that's ridiculous

leave her alone she's not she'll cool

off yes that's all you have to say all

you know is to run upstairs to those

crooks and lose all of your money and

mine to you you shut up you shut up

standing to Yumi's just having some kind

of a profession oh you care about his

drinking and gambling it

you will be surprised hey my suitcase

please what happened crying have you

seen my partner think he went upstairs

with mr. Kennedy and the fat guy look at

him that clumsy heat what do you mean

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Hugo Haas

Hugo Haas (18 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962. more…

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