The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo

Ronald Colman plays a Russian prince going by the name of Paul Gaillard in "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" from 1935. He and his ex-patriots work in a restaurant and have gathered their money to send him to Monte Carlo to hopefully increase it. He not only increases it, he breaks the casino!

The casino owners, of course, don't want him to leave since they would like him to start losing, but he insists that he is leaving Monte that night!

Paul meets a beautiful blond (Bennett) and falls for her, even proposing marriage. She explains that she can't marry him - her brother is in trouble to the tune of 5 million francs, so she will have to marry the wealthy man to whom she is betrothed. He wants to bail the brother out, but she won't permit it. Wouldn't he grant her one favor? Take her traveling for one week to here, there....and Monte Carlo?

Paul's traveling companion (Nigel Bruce) thinks it's a set-up. Will Paul not be able to resist returning to the tables while in Monte Carlo?

Colman is, as always,fabulous. I prefer Bennett as a brunette. She does an okay job in this, but it isn't a role with much range. Other actors include the aforementioned Bruce, Colin Clive, and Montagu Love.

The restaurant scenes were quite good.