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Synopsis: Middle-aged European pianist Paul Marvan (Hugo Haas)is brought to America by wealthy widow Diana Fowler (Mona Barrie)and he meets and weds a canary-blonde named Margo (Cleo Moore), who is a nightclub dancing partner to Carlo (Rick Vallin). Margo's trampy and flirty behavior inflames Marvan, who is also disturbed over increasing financial and professional straits, since Diana, his wealthy "sponsor" who was more a little perturbed when Marvan married the little tramp. He thrusts one hand into a printing press in hopes of collecting $50,000 insurance, but payment is refused when it is disclosed his accident wasn't an accident. Margo returns to Carlo, and Marvan finds refuge in a Salvation Army shelter, now playing the piano with one hand.
 
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1952
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even help you out financially as far as

my situation permits well I hope to make

some money the future but for the moment

I Oh what I need for the moment is

Europe your good influence your your

protection Oh Margo you are losing

yourself in big words if you haven't got

your own mahala's thing what do you

expect from me maybe you're right the

toys idea please forgive me for now you

make me feel like it here but what can I

do I'm gonna be sorry what's this oh

those belong to me I was so sure about

you.

[Music]

Hi I call you tomorrow with my diner

dinner's ready who's Diana that's that

woman you saw my concept cheese how

should I say my sponsor response are you

in television ah visit your phone all

right that woman she's very attractive

and dresses Roshan she must be rich huh

oh she's are you lady tell me something

Paul that white streaks in her hair is

that normal or artificial I don't know.

Oh help ask a wonderful I hope you

matter my cookie mmm delicious I'm so

happy you didn't let me down Paul I feel

so safe here it's like a hideout or

something I feel like a married man that

bad for a change no just unusual oh the

coffee I hope I get a job in ashore and

I crime scene oh I have a brand new

routine way I'll show you it's very sexy

[Music]

What's so brand-new about it oh you

should see me doing tight that really

has style oh you'll have to come see me

be good for my firsties you know a lot

of people know your name already we'd be

surprised but before I forget never

answer the phone understand oh oh yeah I

think I understand that friend of yours

that sponsored

[Music]

[Music]

Oh it's you I poll sorry to wake you up

but I've got to have an answer before

eleven o'clock Douglas agrees that you

can make a few more towns now the

economy is postponed till spring oh it's

a logic me I can infuse some additional

money that's what I thought why are you

sleeping here but it's too hot there oh

by the way have you got a cup of coffee

just warm it up I don't care but you see

I I'm thinking Michael fusion on stairs

in it oh alright I just thought what's

that but don't you hear it your shower

started running must be next door who

say mrs. Power told me last night you

don't feel well tired I suppose yes

maybe lack of sleep I sleep a little

more to your girl all right don't rush

me I understand your English I'll call

Douglas right away if you don't mind

wait a second I want you to hear me

hello mr. Douglas please oh he isn't

I'll call later maybe it's better than I

talked to him personally I'll rush over

before Nona call you from there how did

you sleep landlord you old goat aren't

you ashamed I'll call you out on pole

take it easy

I'm sorry Paul is it very bad well that

was my agent I'm sure he won't miss a

chance to run around and tell everybody

do you really think so what did you tell

him what I tell him that you came to a

tune the piano I'm so happy you tell you

whether you were calm what else could I

do let's make a phone call excuse me

I'll make breakfast hello Paul oh why

don't you answer

hello

mr. Marvin is here excuse me please for

dropping in I just wanted to see you for

a while I hope you don't mind oh I've

just been calling you this moment

someone was there but they didn't answer

that's impossible huh has been down

wrong number huh very busy I can't

understand it don't get excited Paul

you're in fact you little secrets are

not spying on you but you shouldn't

think that I have so don't worry about

it I'm not even interested now how do

you feel about your additional trip fine

wonderful I'm good shaped had a sort of

mysterious gleam in your eye you see

you're provoking me when I want to

explain you you don't give me a chance

don't you understand it's the saddest

thing in the world for a woman to become

a complete

I'd like to see you embarrassed but I'm

not I assure you all right I tell you

the truth I met a little girl a dancer I

think it was in columbus ohio as a

matter of fact she was the first one to

ask for my autograph you know all I

seeing it didn't have a pencil so you

had to take her all the way to New York

and now she's living in your apartment

for fall oh don't be so tragic about it

where's your sense of humor come on

let's have a drink and you can tell me

all about it hello hello what's bad I

was at the library some edition music

for you something yeah French perfume

out of the price on to impress you oh

thank you for why I said this time I've

great news for you yes you'll get rid of

I talked to that this morning we did it

oh she's a girlfriend I know we were in

a show together what about Tara well she

told me that Carla wasn't furious at all

on the contrary she said he was very

calm and about two days later def tell

us some road show or something mm-hmm

that's good you're not was easier than I

expected just the fear of making a

radical change karlo means nothing to me

anymore you know I think after you reach

a certain point you what are you plans

no wait that's it I can share her

apartment on fourteenth Street isn't it

wonderful how things work out sometimes

I'm already packed we'll have dinner and

I'll call a cab and your troubles will

be over I'll miss your beautiful music I

really will crawl and I'll never forget

your kindness unit so a great feeling to

know that one has a friend like you

somewhere near

you must come have dinner with us before

you eat my girlfriend's a wonderful cook

well what is it did I say something

wrong why do you torture me I don't

understand you're a woman with a

normally instinct you know well what I

mean oh I can't believe please turn

around look yes my dear it's sad but

it's true what's so sad about it I think

it's wonder what's so wonderful about it

we've got a great man like you could

care for such a little snoop ride me is

that all you have to say well I'm saying

what I feel why don't you do the same

alright I can read it in your eyes let

me answer you you're not two more and

get that nonsense out of your head

you're a great artist and that makes you

attractive and desirable I really mean

it for I'm crazy about you now listen

I'm going on tour about two weeks I'll

return with a lot of money I hope to

wait here for me and then then then we

talk business ah I'm not the waiting

time there'll be another girl to come to

your autograph and why don't you take me

with you I'd like to watch the people

while you play and I want to have my

aisle seat in the front row at every

concert people look at me and say look

that's his girlfriend maybe don't say

look that's his daughter I.

[Music]

Hi folks hello I'm terribly sorry to

interrupt you but I just had a moment so

I thought I would like to join us oh it

looks delicious just the little piece

any news from pool don't even ask me I

hate to spoil your lunch what's wrong

all is an idiot Gary this you did it you

it's there marked with a red pencil Paul

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Hugo Haas

Hugo Haas (18 February 1901 – 1 December 1968) was a Czech film actor, director and writer. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1926 and 1962, as well as directing 20 films between 1933 and 1962. more…

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