French director Rene Clair's first US film stars Dietrich as a golddigger in the Crescent City, circa 1841. She's come from Europe to marry the richest man in New Orleans and assumes the role of a wealthy noblewoman in order to worm her way into society. The picture begins as we see a
gorgeous wedding gown floating down the Mississippi, and we flash back to learn what's happened to Dietrich, who was to wear that dress on her wedding day. She sets her sights on the wealthy Young but is herself pursued by tough but lovable sea captain Cabot. Complications arise when Auer, a man
she had known in Europe, shows up and reveals some of the details of her checkered past. D...
Released:
1941
Rated:
NR
Length:
78 mins