The Nabob Affair
1960 · 90 min
Comedy
★ 6.0Serge, alias Count Fornari, is hired by a mysterious employer to try to steal the Nabob, an exceptionally valuable diamond that Jeannette, alias Aménita (Perrette Pradier), the companion of a billionaire, wears as a locket. She covets the diamond and steals it from the safe. About to be caught in the act, she keeps it hidden in a handkerchief in her hand and manages to conceal it in Serge's pocket during the hotel ball. When she rejoins the billionaire, he asks her to open her hand, but the diamond is gone. The result is a chase full of misunderstandings and twists and turns between the three protagonists.
Crew
- Director Ralph Habib
- Writer Jean Bernard-Luc
- Writer Sacha Guitry
Cast
Paul Guers
Serge Duval
Perrette Pradier
Jeannette aka 'Amenita'
O.E. Hasse
The Prince
Sonja Ziemann
Billionaire
- M
Mary Marquet
Hotelier
- G
Georges Alban
Commissioner Bouchard
Gérard Darrieu
Inspector Bertrand
Bob Lerick
Prince's chauffeur
- J
Jean-Pierre Lorrain
Priest
Jean Luisi
Worker
Dan Sturkie
Billionaire
Jean-Pierre Zola
Hotel director
Crew
- Director — Ralph Habib
- Writer — Jean Bernard-Luc
- Writer — Sacha Guitry
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