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The Princess Comes Across – which began with the working title Concertina – was initially intended to pair Lombard with George Raft for the third time, but Raft walked out when the studio assigned Ted Tetzlaff to photograph the film.
The Princess Comes Across: Directed by William K. Howard. With Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglass Dumbrille, Alison Skipworth. A woman pretends to be royalty in order to get aboard a cruise ship.
- (1.2K)
- Comedy, Crime, Mystery
- William K. Howard
- 1936-05-22
Synopsis. The steamship S.S. Mammoth leaves from Havre, France for New York. On board is Princess Olga of Sweden and Gertie, her lady in waiting. Olga, who is really actress Wanda Nash of Brooklyn, has pretended to be a princess to win a movie contract.
- William K. Howard
- Carole Lombard
A murderer is hiding aboard the S.S. Mammoth, an ocean liner on its way to New York. But he's not the only passenger who is not what they appear -- for example, Princess Olga of Sweden (Carole ...
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- William K. Howard
- Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
- Paramount Pictures
The working title of The Princess Comes Across (1936) was "Concertina." The starting date for the film was postponed for the writing of additional dialogue; the delay caused a change in directors from Harold Young to William K. Howard.
When evidence points to the princess and bandleader, they must find the killer themselves - before he finds them. A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a bandleader returning home.
The Princess Comes Across ★★★ 1936. Deft comedymystery finds Brooklyn actress Lombard deciding to take an ocean voyage and pass herself off as a Swedish princess in the hopes of furthering her career. Bandleader MacMurray is smitten but an old beau recognizes the ruse and demands hush money.
