By Vlad Zakh · May 17, 2026
Kay Francis brought a glamorous, elegant presence to Hollywood in the early sound era and became one of the highest-paid actresses in the world in the early 1930s. Trouble in Paradise falls two elegant jewel thieves for each other, One Way Passage falls a condemned man for a terminally ill woman on a voyage, Cynara devastates a lawyer’s marriage after an affair, and Jewel Robbery seduces a bored baroness. Man Wanted and Raffles round out the list.
01 Kay Francis is in this drama about a married lawyer whose brief affair with a young woman while his wife is away leads to devastating consequences.
Directed by King Vidor · 1h 18m
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02 C. Aubrey Smith features in this comedy about two elegant con artists who fall for each other while scheming to swindle a wealthy perfume heiress.
Directed by Ernst Lubitsch · 1h 23m
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03 Kay Francis stars in this romance about a condemned man and a terminally ill woman who fall in love during a fateful ocean voyage, unaware of each other's fates.
Directed by Tay Garnett · 1h 08m · Rated NR
04 Helen Vinson appears in this comedy about a charming, gentlemanly thief who seduces a bored baroness during an elaborate jewellery heist.
Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 08m · Rated NR
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05 Kay Francis appears in this comedy about a magazine editor whose new male secretary complicates her strained, distant marriage.
Directed by William Dieterle · 1h 02m · Rated NR
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06 Kay Francis features in this drama about a gentleman jewel thief who must choose between one final heist and the woman he loves.
Directed by George Fitzmaurice & Harry d'Abbadie d'Arrast · 1h 12m
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