The Pearls of the Crown (1937)

Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls, four of them now in the British Crown. Episodes whirl us from Pope Clement VII to Mary Queen of Scots, from whom the pearls are stolen while she's occupied with the headsman. Historic events are seasoned with sly, satiric humor, and famous beauties are portrayed by stunning actresses. Then the narrators meet, and decide to try tracing the three unrecovered pearls from 1587 to the present...

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Summary Details
Running Time1 hr 58 min
GenresComedy History
FilmmakersRole
Christian-Jaque Director
Sacha Guitry Director
Sacha Guitry Writer
Christian-Jaque Writer
Serge Sandberg Producer
Jean Françaix Composer
Jules Kruger Cinematographer
William Barache Editor
Myriam Borsoutsky Editor
CastRole
Jacqueline Delubac
Sacha Guitry
Lyn Harding
Renée Saint-Cyr