Man of the World

Man of the World

6.2IMDb Score
Released:1931-03-24
Duration:72 min
Director:Richard Wallace
Actors:William Powell, Carole Lombard, Wynne Gibson, Lawrence Gray, Guy Kibbee
Production:Paramount Pictures, Paramount Publix Corp.

Overview:

A young American girl visits Paris accompanied by her fiancee and her wealthy uncle. There she meets and is romanced by a worldly novelist; what she doesn't know is that he is a blackmailer who is using her to get to her uncle.

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