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Granaderos del amor Synopsis

Author and actor Erich Remberg learns from his producer that his musical has been panned by the Viennese critics, who seem to prefer more romantic and less sexy productions these days. In order to find the inspiration to write an operetta, Erich goes with his friend Peppi to the von Keller castle in Tyrol. They are greeted by the eccentric Baron von Keller, who proudly shows them nonexistent antiques that only he can see. While investigating some strange noises he's heard in the middle of the night, Erich meets von Keller's daughter Loni, who is also curious about the room. She shows him a painting representing the Napoleonic invasion of Austria and tells him of her great-grandaunt, who scandalized the family. Erich imagines the scene with Loni playing the role of the baroness of the von Keller castle and himself as her French lover: Back in 1809, a French colonel insists on quartering at the von Keller home, and Loni dines with the invaders with reluctance. Lieutenant Pierre Laval approaches her later with romantic propositions, and she tells him that she will always be faithful to Augusto, an Austrian nobleman, who is away fighting the Napoleonic armies. However, she allows Pierre to woo her at a dance in the village, and when the French soldiers are ordered to retreat, Pierre chooses to stay behind with Loni. As the Austrians approach, Loni fears for Pierre's safety, and when Augusto and her father, the baron, arrive home, Pierre hides. Augusto proposes, but Loni is indifferent. Pierre disguises himself as the new butler and then convinces Loni to escape with him to the French encampment. The fleeing couple are caught trying to cross the Austrian lines, and Pierre reveals his true identity as one of Napoleon's men. Augusto orders Pierre's arrest, but two shots ring out, signaling a truce. The scene now shifts to a Viennese theatre, where Erich and Loni act out their roles in Erich's smash romantic musical. While taking their curtain calls, Erich and Loni joyfully announce their upcoming wedding to the audience.

Dos más uno dos Synopsis

In England, childhood friends Elena Carson, a modern girl who likes to wear trousers, and Carlos Bentley, a stuffy archaeologist, fail to recognize one another when Elena crashes into Carlos' car on a winding road. Elena returns to the home of her staid aunt Carolina and then visits family friend Don Eduardo, Carlos' uncle. The two realize that Elena is the recklessly driving "flapper" about whom Carlos spoke, and agree to keep her identity a secret. At a tea, which Carlos and Don Eduardo attend, Elena arrives in an old-fashioned dress and conducts herself like a Victorian lady. Carlos, who prefers "pre-war" women, is immediately won over by her traditional charms. Elena tells him that the girl who crashed into him was her wild cousin Peggy, with whom she is often confused. At a costume ball, Carlos proposes to Elena, and before she can accept, he announces the news to Aunt Carrie and the party. Elena admits to Don Eduardo that she loves Carlos, but states that she wants him to love her for the woman whom she truly is. The two contrive a vacation at Don Eduardo's beach house, where Elena does her best to annoy Carlos by forbidding him to smoke his pipe, insisting on playing croquet daily, and showing up for a swimming lesson in an old-fashioned bathing suit, which prompts the laughter of everyone on the beach. As Carlos' patience wears thin, Elena shows up as "Peggy," looking very fetching as she reads a book about archaeology. At "Peggy's" insistence, Carlos breaks his date to take Elena and Aunt Carrie to an abbey near by, and instead assists her in racing Don Eduardo's boat in the regatta. Carlos and Peggy win the race, and at the yachting club, where Elena receives a trophy, the two meet on the terrace and almost kiss, but Carlos pulls away in horror at his supposed infidelity. Back in England, "Peggy" begins to despair as Carlos will not return her letters nor her phone calls. Elena and Carlos wed, and on their honeymoon cruise, she insists that he sleep in the sitting room. Meanwhile, "Peggy" calls and demands that Carlos visit her in her room, where the two embrace passionately. Carlos returns to Elena's room to confess all and finds Elena in the corridor with Henry, an old beau who recognized her as he walked past her room. When the two flee, Carlos finds a steward and searches for them room by room. Finding Elena and Henry, he throws out the latter and demands an explanation from Elena for her wedding night infidelity. As he admits that he loves her cousin Peggy, Elena's old-fashioned nightie slips to reveal Peggy's negligee, and Carlos realizes the ruse. He calls her Peggy and kisses her, and the steward discovers Elena's old-fashioned nightcap and gown that the happy couple have tossed from their porthole.