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Devil-May-Care (1929) [NR]

Featuring:
Ramon Novarro, Dorothy Jordan, Marion Harris

Written by:
Eugène Scribe
Ernest Legouve
Richard Schayer

Directed by:
Sidney Franklin


Release Date:
December 27, 1929

Original Title:
Devil-May-Care

Alternate Titles:
Devil May Care

Genres:
Romance

Production Companies:
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 97

See Novarro fight and make love, hear him speak and sing the melodies the whole world will be humming!

Overview from TheMovieDB

A follower of Napoleon escapes the firing squad, flees to a woman's bedroom and winds up butler.

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Overview from Open Movies

Napoleon Bonaparte has just abdicated the throne of France and Italy and has been banished to Elba, in the process restoring Louis XVIII to the throne. In the battle between the Bonapartists and the Royalists, Louis has ordered the execution of Napoleon's loyal soldiers, including Armand de Treville. However, Armand is able to escape just before he is to be executed. He is eventually able to take refuge in the south of France at the chateau of his friend, the Countess Louise, who, despite being a Royalist, is Armand's friend first and foremost. He is to be incognito working as one of her servants. Although Louise is in love with Armand, he in turn sees her more as a sister. En route to Louise's, Armand meets another Royalist, Leonie de Beaufort, with who, in their short encounter, he falls in love, although she would not even recognize him if she saw him again if only because of his face being hidden in the darkness during their encounter. Unknown to Armand, Leonie and Louise are cousins. So when he discovers the relationship between Leonie and Louise when Leonie comes to visit Louise, Armand wants to try and make her fall in love with him, all while he is masquerading as a servant, and still work on the goal of restoring Napoleon to power. Meanwhile, news of the dangerous Armand de Treville's escape is spreading through the country, many Royalists who would or want to shoot to kill him on sight, including Leonie.

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Rankings and Honors

Devil-May-Care (1929) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.1/10

Performers

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Production

Adaptation:
Richard Schayer

Art Direction:
Cedric Gibbons

Costume Design:
Adrian

Dialogue:
Zelda Sears

Director:
Sidney Franklin

Director of Photography:
Merritt B. Gerstad

Editor:
Conrad A. Nervig

Scenario Writer:
Hanns Kräly

Theatre Play:
Eugène Scribe
Ernest Legouvé

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