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Lilian Harvey plays a young heiress in long-ago France named Madelon who is raised by her grandfather as a boy in order to frighten away fortune hunters. But when the old man dies, her guardian Cesaire wants to marry her off to the rich prefect Barberousse. She is tricked by Cesaire with the portrait of a young man (Viktor von Staal) which is presented to her as that of her future husband. But when Madelone discovers this scheme she flees, again in men's clothing. But on her route to escape, she meets the young man from the portrait and falls in love with him. But Madelone can't give up her disguise right now...
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Lilian Harvey plays a young heiress in long-ago France named Madelon who is raised by her grandfather as a boy in order to frighten away fortune hunters. But when the old man dies, her guardian Cesaire wants to marry her off to the rich prefect Barberousse. She is tricked by Cesaire with the portrait of a young man (Viktor von Staal) which is presented to her as that of her future husband. But when Madelone discovers this scheme she flees, again in men's clothing. But on her route to escape, she meets the young man from the portrait and falls in love with him. But Madelone can't give up her disguise right now...
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Genre:Music, Comedy
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Runtime:106 minutes
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Cast
Karl Ritter
Director
Lilian Harvey
Madelone alias Don Juan de Casanova
Paul Dahlke
Césaire, ihr Vormund
Aribert Wäscher
Präfekt Barberousse
Viktor Staal
Fernand de Villeneuve, ein Kavalier
Paul Kemp
Henri de Grau, sein Freund
Kate Kühl
Gräfin Mallefougasse
Anton Imkamp
General d'Estroux
Margot Höpfner
Eve Mallefougasse
Hedi Höpfner
Anais Mallefougasse
Gudrun Ady
Klosterschülerin
Ellen Becker
Manikure bei Henri de Grau
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