6/10
Gigolo for hire
17 October 2019
Count Herbert Marshall (Franz) faces a dilemma. Should he kill himself or go to a party? Well, that party was a good choice because he meets Sari Maritza (Lela) and falls in love. He also gets a job. As a gigolo. He goes to work and has a price list for various activities - it's a well organized gigolo outfit that he works for. This is where he meets wealthy widow Mary Boland (Jenny) who falls in love with him. Several misunderstandings and blunt conversations later and the film has a happy couple. But who are they?

I wish the happy couple were a different combination - one that involved the Count's valet Charles Ruggles (Bimpfi). The cast are ok in this comedy although Sari does make some strange decisions and seems to be a bit of a horrid character. Kudos to her, though, as pretty soon after this film, she quit acting recognizing the fact that she couldn't act. Ha ha. Well done, girl. Unfortunately, that doesn't help this film. Marshall is also a bit grumpy in this. It's a comedy with an amusing subject matter but needed a better ending. It lacks the true romance that should have been played out between two of the other characters.
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