Haute Pègre
director:
Ernst Lubitsch
playwright:
Samson Raphaelson
actor:
Miriam Hopkins
/
Kay Francis
/
Herbert Marshall
/
Charles Ruggles
/
Edward Everett Horton
…
genre:
Comédie
/
Crime
/
Romance
region:
United States
language:
English
length: 1h 23m
release date: 1932-10-30
IMDb: tt0023622
overview
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. Working for perfume company executive Mariette Colet, the two crooks decide to combine their criminal talents to rob their employer. Under the alias of Monsieur Laval, Gaston uses his position as Mariette's personal secretary to become closer to her. However, he takes things too far when he actually falls in love with Mariette, and has to choose between her and Lily.