British Army Captain Geoff Roberts carries on an affair with Alva, the wife of the cruel Victor Sangrito. Sangrito, however, is well aware of the affair, as he uses his beautiful wife to lure men into romance with her, then blackmailing them to save their careers.


Is this movie worth your time today? Yes, but mostly if you are a fan of seeing legends before they were actually legends. It is for people who like messy 1930s dramas and don't mind a plot that feels like it was written on a napkin during lunch. If you want a fast-paced thriller or something with deep logic, you wil...

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"Is this movie worth your time today? Yes, but mostly if you are a fan of seeing legends before they were actually legends. It is for people who like messy 1930s dramas and don't mind a plot that feels like it was written on a napkin during lunch. If you want a fast-paced thriller or something with deep logic, you will probably hate this one. It’s slow and very, very theatrical. The first thing that hits you is Adolphe Menjou’s mustache. It’s so perfectly groomed it almost feels like a charact..."
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