Director: Frank Borzage
Writer(s): Laird Doyle, Casey Robinson, Rida Johnson Young (play: “Glorious Betsy”)
Starring: Marion Davies, Dick Powell, Charles Ruggles, Claude Rains, Edward Everett Horton, Arthur Treacher, Henry Stephenson, Clara Blandick, John Larkin, Walter Kingsford, Etienne Girardot, Halliwell Hobbes, George Irving, Beulah Bondi, Philip Hurlic, Hall Johnson Choir, Freddie Archibald, Granville Bates, Louise Bates, George Beranger, Leigh De Lacey, Don Downen, John Elliott, Florence Fair, Gaston Glass, Stuart Holmes, Wilfred Lucas, Sam McDaniel, Daisy Lee Mothershed, Ethel Sykes
Synopsis: Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to the U.S. on a goodwill tour. At a Maryland Horse Track, Jerome shows up without notice and soon wins an afternoon tour with Betsy. He falls for her, but she will have little to do with him. She is currently being courted by Henry, John and Harry. The next day, Jerome gets a job teaching Betsy French and they soon fall in love. The family dissuades this as they believe that he is but a tutor. When they meet again at a reception in Washington, Betsy consents to marriage, but Napoleon wants Jerome to marry into European Royalty and demands that Jerome do what is in the best interests of France.
Release Date: June 20, 1936 (USA) | Length: 87 min | Genre: Drama, History, Musical, Romance | Certificate: Approved