The Gay Diplomat

The Gay Diplomat

1931-08-22 • 1h 7m • NR •
Drama Romance
4.0
User Score
5 votes

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Overview

Captain Orloff is sent to Bucharest to capture a Mata Hari type of spy, but many different women fit the bill and are attractive enough to make one question one's allegiance.

Richard Boleslawski

Director

Doris Anderson

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 7m

Release Date

1931-08-22

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Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-13T15:52:54.402Z

There were a spate of these Russian Imperial espionage dramas made, and this one is probably the weakest I have seen. The adventure, if that is what it is, centres around the suave and debonaire "Capt. Orloff" (Ivan Lebedeff) who is sent to Bucharest to identify a glamorous spy. Once he gets there, though, he is presented with a plethora of beauties from which to choose - and it becomes distinctly possible that his is the loyalty that will be compromised! Any acting plaudits belong to Genevieve Tobin and Betty Compson, with the odd comedic interlude at the hands (or mouth) of Ilka Chase as "Madama Blinis". Lebedeff is terrible - no other word for it. He has a certain charm that might well have worked for him in silent cinema, but his performance here is wooden, his accent straight out of a school pantomime and only the daftest woman on the planet would ever fall for his rather linear allure - so any sense of intrigue falls pretty flat from early on too. Give it a miss...