Top billed cast

1. 

   Barbara Stanwyck

   Jean Harrington

2. 

   Henry Fonda

   Charles Pike

3. 

   Charles Coburn

   'Colonel' Harrington

4. 

   Eugene Pallette

   Horace Pike

5. 

   William Demarest

   Muggsy

6. 

   Eric Blore

   Sir Alfred McGlennan Keith

7. 

   Melville Cooper

   Gerald

8. 

   Martha O'Driscoll

   Martha

9. 

   Janet Beecher

   Janet Pike

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-07-11

Barbara Stanwyck is on great form in this slightly far-fetched caper, but it’s really a strong supporting cast which includes co-star Henry Fonda and Charles Coburn that add together to make this an enjoyable romp through the courting process tempered with some double-identities and a deck with five aces. She is travelling with her father (Coburn) and both are sought by the authorities for being accomplished confidence tricksters. Their mark on this particular voyage is the ridiculously wealthy “Pike” (Fonda) whom she strings along merrily whilst they fleece him at cards. Then something ...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$660,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• daughter
• ship
• snake
• gambling
• passenger
• fraud
• romcom
• deception
• con artist
• money
• revenge
• wealth
• hair
• black and white
• cardsharp
• screwball comedy
• gold digger