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The Princess Comes Across
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The Princess Comes Across

1936-05-22 · 76 min · ★ 6.2

Comedy · Romance · Mystery · Thriller

A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America and finds herself getting inconveniently attached to a bandleader returning home. To complicate matters, a blackmailer on board apparently knows she is not who she claims to be - and he has his sights set on other passengers with secrets of their own. In the meantime an escaped killer has stowed away under someone else's identity, and is killing again to cover his tracks; five international police detectives on board are heading the investigation to find him. When evidence points to the princess and bandleader, they must find the killer themselves - before he finds them.

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Directors
William K. Howard
Production companies
Paramount Pictures
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released

Top Cast

Carole LombardCarole LombardPrincess Olga / Wanda Nash
Fred MacMurrayFred MacMurrayKing Mantell
Douglass DumbrilleDouglass DumbrilleLorel
Alison SkipworthAlison SkipworthLady Gertrude
George BarbierGeorge BarbierCaptain Nicholls
William FrawleyWilliam FrawleyBenton
Porter HallPorter HallDarcy
Lumsden HareLumsden HareCragg
Sig RumanSig RumanSteindorf
Mischa AuerMischa AuerMorevitch
Bradley PageBradley PageThe Stranger
Tetsu KomaiTetsu KomaiKawati
Benny BartlettBenny BartlettShip's Bellhop (uncredited)
George ChandlerGeorge ChandlerFilm Man (uncredited)
David ClydeDavid ClydeAssistant Purser (uncredited)
Jean De BriacJean De BriacFrench Baggage Official (uncredited)
Keith DanielsReporter (uncredited)
Eva DennisonSecond Gossipy Bridge Player (uncredited)
Eddie DunnEddie DunnReporter (uncredited)
Dick ElliottDick ElliottShip's Surgeon (uncredited)

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