Top billed cast

1. 

   William Powell

   The Robber

2. 

   Kay Francis

   Baroness Teri Hohenfels

3. 

   Helen Vinson

   Marianne Horn

4. 

   Hardie Albright

   Paul

5. 

   Henry Kolker

   Baron Franz Hohenfels

6. 

   Spencer Charters

   Johann Christian Lenz

7. 

   Lee Kohlmar

   Hollander

8. 

   André Luguet

   Count Andre

9. 

   Clarence Wilson

   Prefect of Police

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-02-08

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...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• baroness
• vienna, austria
• pre-code
• jewelry heist
• jewel robbery
• adulterous affair
• funny cigarettes
• marijuana high