By Candlelight

"A brilliant stage play now becomes a witty, worldly-wise delightful screen surprise!"

Dec 18 1933 Passed 1h 10m
Comedy, Music, Romance

A beautiful woman mistakes a Prince's butler for the Prince.

Plot

Josef is the valet for Count von Rommer and well trained in the philandering ways of his master. Mistaken for the Count by a maid, Marie, whom he thinks is an aristocrat, Josef shows her a merry time in the Count's Monte Carlo villa. Meanwhile, the Count escapes a situation with Countess von Rischenheim, when her husband Count von Rischenheim makes an unscheduled appearance, by posing as the butler.

Written by

Siegfried Geyer, F. Hugh Herbert, Ruth Cummings

Directed by

James Whale

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Universal Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Scores
# of Votes
340
Average Rating
6.8 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA