Romance ·Comedy · United States of America · 1937 · 1h 2m

Expensive Husbands

Director

Cast

Patric Knowles as Prince Rupert Heinrich Franz Von Rentzau Beverly Roberts as Laurine Lynne Allyn Joslyn as Joe Craig Gordon Oliver as Ricky Preston Vladimir Sokoloff as Herr Andrew Brenner Eula Guy as Trommy, Laurine's Maid

Crew

Lillie Hayward — Screenplay Jay Brennan — Screenplay Jean Negulesco — Screenplay Kyrill DeShishmareff — Story

Tagline

Your name my be Rupert...But it ought to be Bill...BILL...BILL!

Synopsis

Unable to get work in her home country, Laurine Lynne (Beverly Roberts) travels to Vienna where her press agent, Joe Craig (Allyn Joslyn), convinces her to marry royalty. The lucky fellow is Prince Rupert (Patric Knowles), an impoverished nobleman now working as a waiter. Do the two of them fall in love despite this marriage of convenience?

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Bobby Connolly Director Lillie Hayward Screenplay Jay Brennan Screenplay Jean Negulesco Screenplay Kyrill DeShishmareff Story

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