Jewel Robbery
1932  NR  COMEDY  1h 10min
CAST— William Powell, Kay Francis, Hardie Albright, Henry Kolker, Spencer Charters, Alan Mowbray, Helen Vinson
MUSIC— Bernhard Kaun  DIRECTOR— William Dieterle  BASED ON— Ekszerrablás a Váci-uccában (play), by Ladislaus Fodor

     Guess what this film is about. You got it, Sherlock. William Powell plays a suave robber whose passion is diamonds. After stealing said ice Powell escapes in a novel fashion: he gives his hostages marijuana. While they’re still having a toke or two he scrambles to escape. On one such evening he meets an attractive woman in a loveless marriage and decides to fall in love with her… after he robs her blind, of course. He insistently pursues her in typical romantic comedy/slasher film fashion, determined to make her his own. Not as much fun as it sounds, but if you’re a William Powell fan you’ll have a “high” old time.
OUR RATING— **