A Russian waiter in New York City becomes a national celebrity after he develops a "system" for winning at contract bridge.
Acting
Paul Lukas sells absurdity with aristocratic deadpan.
Direction
Dieterle keeps pre-Code energy snappy and visually inventive.
Director
William Dieterle
Paul Lukas
Peter Stanislavsky
Loretta Young
Marcia Stanislavsky
Frank McHugh
Philip 'Speed' McCann
Glenda Farrell
Blondie
Helen Vinson
Lola Starr
Bess Flowers
Bridge Party Guest
Roscoe Karns
Contest Radio Announcer
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Cedric Van Dorn
Mary Doran
Dot (uncredited)
Tom Dugan
Harry (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Ladies' Room Attendant (uncredited)
John Hyams
Bridge Match Observer (uncredited)
Charles Lane
Waiter at Nicolai Restaurant
Sam McDaniel
Man Listening To Radio Broadcast
Paul Hurst
Man Who Speaks Final Line of the Film
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