Jewel robbery was a tremendous hit with critics and audiences in the summer of 1932. Named after the pink panther series of crime comedy films, pink panthers is the name given by interpol to an international jewel thief network, consisting of 200250 members from serbia, montenegro, croatia, macedonia and bosnia and herzegovina. Starring kay francis and william powell, this film is shamefully unavailable in any format. Jewel thief is a 1967 hindi spy thriller heist film directed by vijay anand. This innocuous sexual fairy tale executed in 68 minutes has as its complete opposite one way passage which approaches a serious tale though still arguably a fairy tale in nature within almost the same time limitations, and pulls off a rather. Precode film about a debonair jewel robber powell of course who robs. Francis is the bored and unhappy baroness married to stuffy henry kolker, and of course she and powell, robberies and assorted. The brothers minus zeppo were at the height of their comic powers when they made this. Dec 27, 2018 jewel robbery 1932 is in my top five of favorite precodes. I think perhaps if i saw this one first id have more of a fondness for it, but i cant forgive its complete underutilization of kay francis, who would essentially go on to make jewel robbery what it. An extremely scientific ranking of some of the best heistmovie heists, graded on finesse and planning, style, stakes, and collateral damage. Jewel robbery 1932 stream and watch online moviefone.
The 2020 tcm classic film festival will cover a wide range of programming themes, including our central theme grand illusions. Watch jewel robbery full movie in hd visit movie 50078 a gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and also conducts a darin. Released 1932, jewel robbery stars william powell, kay francis, helen vinson, hardie albright the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 8 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. Jewel robbery william powell is a very attractive robber, kay francis his only too willing victim, lawyer man william powell is a scrappy lawyer making it big alongside faithful assistant joan blondell, man wanted kay francis as the executive who employs an attractive male secretary and they call it sin loretta young. The dvd itself would have been enough, but i found a scarf with a film noir feel at the bottom of the bag. Apr 01, 20 the devil makes three thu, 30 jan 2020 20. A gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery. This is a very precode film and thats what makes this so much fun. Feb 14, 2015 jewel robbery displayed powell, on yet another outing with kay francis, as a suave jewel thief in vienna who regards his takings as works of art, and who brings an artists appreciation to his clever schemes. Docking one point for dannys apparently very contracted jail stint after the robbery, but this is otherwise an extremely aspirational, happilyeverafter heist, complete with that wistful.
Precode film about a debonair jewel robber powell of course who robs jewelry stores and calms everyone. John jewel 15221571, bishop of salisbury, son of john jewel of buden, devonshire, was born on the 2 4 th of may 1522, and educated under his uncle john bellamy, rector of hampton, and other private tutors until his matriculation at merton college, oxford, in july 1535. Working directly with the hollywood studios, the worlds notable film archives and private collectors, our programs feature some of the most revered movies of all timemany with new restorationsand long lost gems. Think of all the noir films that stand the test of time, the crime dramas that populate the current airwaves and movie theaters, the bestselling books with criminals at their core. William powell and kay francis share more than a love of jewelry in this. Its a rather disreputable crew that teams for the elaborate jewel theft masterminded by maximillian schell. Jewel robbery 1932 is in my top five of favorite precodes. The pieces owned by sheikh hamad bin abdullah al thani were snatched in the bold daytime robbery on the last day of the exhibit. Francis is paired up with one of her best costars, william powell, for a fun and frisky story of love and crime that has a bit more sexual chemistry than whats found in trouble in paradise. Miss pinkerton original theatrical trailer youtube.
In jewel robbery, he is perfectly cast as a suave jewel thief operating in vienna where he masquerades as a fine arts connoisseur. The movie database tmdb is a popular, user editable database for movies and tv shows. Here shes teamed up with william powell, her leading man in the previous for the defense, ladies man, and street of chance, with the tragic. When asking hollander if hes insured at full value powell offers one of. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish. The penguin is planning a robbery and needs to use wallace and his mechanical remote controlled trousers to pull off the raid. A gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and also conducts a daring daylight robbery of a jewellers. The great jewel robber 1950 full movie download full hd youtube. The robbery is not a complete success and one of the gang hides the jewels in the house as hes about to be captured. There had been a heavily edited version of the incredible jewel robbery available for home use on film, but that was an exception, and hardy a substitute for seeing the whole show. Kay francis plays a rich woman who enjoys being pampered by her servants and expensive. In order to perform the heist, michael must perform a couple of sidemissions heist setups to gain the necessary equipment.
William powell and kay francis share more than a love of jewelry in this sparkling precode romantic comedy directed with a lubitschlike touch by william dierterle. The film stars dev anand, vyjayantimala and ashok kumar, and features four bond girllike actresses portrayed by tanuja, helen, faryal and anju mahendru, with nazir hussain and sapru appearing in supporting roles. Opalsens maid and the hotel chambermaid, but both blame the other. Jewel robbery 1932 letterboxd social film discovery.
A poster indicating the precious display hangs from venices. Jewel robbery is a hilarious and rather naughty pre code comedy that includes theft, infidelity and marijuana in its frothy mix. However, tcm will be showing jewel robbery on september 4 at 8. Jewel robbery 1932 is a unique heistromance from warner brothers starring william powell and kay francis. Spanning 25 years and the entire poirot canon, david suchets iconic portrayal of agatha christies famous belgian detective has been hailed as one of tvs greatest achievements telegraph, u. Tedious film to see that even in the movies the whole art of silent comedy had been forgotten its a question. Jewel robbery is a 1932 american precode comedymystery film, directed by william dieterle and starring william powell and kay. Jewel robbery is a delightful precode romance set in vienna. William powell and kay francis share more than a love of jewelry in this sparkling precode romantic comedy directed with a lubitschlike touch by william. The real story behind the gems given by a besotted duke of windsor to a grasping wallis simpson which this week fetched record prices most watched news videos. Jewel robbery is a 1932 comedy film starring william powell and kay francis. Today, it has lost none of its spark, and is one of the best films to use for introducing friends to classic hollywood, particularly precode.
Jan 17, 2017 kim kardashian films cameo for jewel heist movie. Jul 25, 2019 jewel robbery 1932 the second of two kay francis features i saw this weekend as part of kimberly truhlers the style of sin series, jewel robbery is considered one of francis best films and its easy to see why. Jewel robbery tops list of precode curios this month on tcm. Opalsens missing set of pearls, apparently stolen during a stay at the grand metropolitan hotel. Jewel robbery official trailer dieterles direction gives this film a breakneck comic pace as powell plays a debonair master thief who charms his victims while his henchmen steal the jewels. In agatha christies the jewel robbery at the grand metropolitan, poirot and hastings are called on to solve the case of mrs. It is most like the lubitsch comedies and musicals of the era, which brought a sophisticated european sensibility to hollywood films that simply couldnt have been written from an american point of view. Topkapi 1964 jules dassin synopsis, characteristics. How a ragtag gang of retirees pulled off the biggest jewel. Jewel robbery 1932 jewel robbery is an unusual film about an elegant jewel thief william powell and his willing victim, a wealthy but unhappily married baroness kay francis. Rarely have there been a robbery more gentlemanly done then this.
It is based on the 1931 hungarian play ekszerrablas a vaciutcaban by ladislas fodor and its subsequent english adaptation, jewel robbery by bertram bloch. The marx brothers classic follows the attempts of a bunch of misfits trying to keep a farm open by winning a horse race. This very entertaining movie features two great stars in the lead roles in a fastpaced and occasionally surprising film. Its hard not to compare this to jewel robbery 1932, my alltime favorite film. A gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and also. Poirot locations the jewel robbery at the grand metropolitan. The devonshire park theatre, eastbourne used under its real name. Jewel robbery, including william powells performance, works very well for me despite any problems i mentioned above. The jewel robbery at the grand metropolitan audiobook by. The organization is responsible for some of the most audacious thefts in the history of crime. Watch the great jewel robber full movie in hd visit director peter godfreys 1950 drama, inspired by true events, dr. Alias the doctor 1932 official trailer richard barthelmess, marian marsh movie hd.
Like so many of my favorite precode titles from warner brothers its fast and imperfect, elements which help make it stand out as not only entertaining but different, in jewel robbery s case, even unique. Jewel robbery 1932 full movie download full hd youtube. Later the house is put up for sale and events lead the estate agent to conclude that the jewels may still be there. Telecharger jewel robbery film complet en francais vf hd.
It was directed by william dieterle and has many tieins to a movie from the same year called trouble in paradise, most likely being its spiritual successor, but is the most remembered from audiences, to the point of being one of the most iconic movies from hollywoods preproduction code era. Burnetts novel, a group of criminals including sterling hayden as dix handley gathered to execute one last, illfated jewel heist caper for criminal mastermind doc sam jaffe and crooked financial backer louis calhern appearing with his mistress marilyn monroe. Teri kay francis lives a lavish lifestyle and can have whatever she wants, but she cant seem to find the one thing shed like to have, an exciting, romantic new affair to lose herself in. The film stars david brian, marjorie reynolds, john archer, jacqueline dewit, perdita chandler and stanley church. He was so good that he was promoted to directing their regular films and jewel robbery. Based on the true story of the 1963 british royal mail robbery, this late 60s british caper film was directed by peter yates a year before he made the action classic bullitt in the states. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, suspenseful, stylized, serious and suspense films and tv shows about with jewel theft, heist, robbery, jewel thief, crimes, chase, police, dishonesty, thief and crime plots mostly in crime, comedy and drama genres shot in usa, france, uk. The preparation missions vary based on the chosen approach in casing the jewel store. Jewel robbery 1932 kay francis and william powell for. These 70 episodes of the hit mystery seen on public television. Jewel robbery is a 1932 american precode comedymystery film, directed by william dieterle. Watch jewel robbery full movie in hd visit a gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and also conducts a darin. This was an amusing little caper that made me want to watch some oldschool shelock holmes. The great jewel robber is a 1950 american drama film directed by peter godfrey and written by borden chase.
The list contains the best, new and most relevant jewel theft movies ordered by relevance. The peterville diamond is a 1942 british comedy film directed by walter forde and starring anne crawford, donald stewart and renee houston. British melodrama and crime thriller that follows a group of jewel robbers after a major heist. This film is entertaining enough and has its moments. Rope of sand is a 1949 adventuresuspense film noir produced by hal wallis, and directed by william dieterle. The jewel store job is a mission in grand theft auto v. But it was simply not possible to see any of this material at that time. I think perhaps if i saw this one first id have more of a fondness for it, but i cant forgive its complete underutilization of kay francis, who would essentially go on to make jewel robbery what it is and define much of the precode genre as a whole. After years of enduring movie lampoons of his 1955 crimecaper classic rififi, director jules dassin topped them all with his own spoof, topkapi. The dapper, mustachetwirling little belgian with the eggshaped head and curious mannerisms has solved some of the most puzzling crimes of the centuryand, in his own humble opinion, is probably the greatest detective in the world. Jewel robbery 1932 kay francis and william powell for a.
Discover top rated, most viewed, and editorial picked jewel theft movies on allmovie. Apr 21, 2012 complete incredible jewel robbery at last. It is also known by the alternative title jewel robbery. It was produced by dev anands home production house, navketan films, following their biggest hit in 1965. Jewels stolen from venice exhibition in daytime heist. Set in south west africa, the film stars wallis contract star burt lancaster and three stars from walliss casablanca paul henreid, claude rains, and peter lorre. A gang of jewel thieves rob a house which has just become empty following the recent death of its rich lady owner.
Jewel robbery 1932 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The marx brothers are employed at a hotel in postwar casablanca, where a ring of nazis is trying to recover a cache of stolen treasure. Kim kardashian filmed a cameo in a movie about a jewel heist. With william powell, kay francis, helen vinson, hardie albright. Nov 28, 2011 jewel robbery, including william powells performance, works very well for me despite any problems i mentioned above. Jewel robbery 1932 is a comedy, crime movie starring william powell and kay francis. William powell and kay francis play off of each other delightfully, and the mature script they work from is filled with great lines. A gentleman thief charms a viennese barons wife and. William powell and his gang pulloff a well executed jewel heist, where once again powell falls for kay francis, a lady who is bored but married to money.
William powell and kay francis in jewel robbery 1932 kay francis in jewel robbery 1932 william powell and kay francis in. Mar 16, 2016 the police and public gasped at the audacity of the great hatton garden heist of 2015, where millions in cash and jewels were taken from an underground vault in londons diamond district. At last, a single volume that gathers together all of the short stories featuring agatha christies most famous creation, hercule poirot. Jewel robbery 1932 kay francis and william powell for a sixth. The great jewel robbery game parker brothers, 2 to 4 players, 60 minutes, 1970.
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