Storyline

Napoleon needs money to fight his wars in Europe so he wants 20 million dollars for the Louisiana Territory in the United States. To help the negotiations, he sends his brother, Jerome, to the U.S. on a goodwill tour. At a Maryland Horse Track, Jerome shows up without notice and soon wins an afternoon tour with Betsy. He falls for her, but she will have little to do with him. She is currently being courted by Henry, John and Harry. The next day, Jerome gets a job teaching Betsy French and they soon fall in love. The family dissuades this as they believe that he is but a tutor. When they meet again at a reception in Washington, Betsy consents to marriage, but Napoleon wants Jerome to marry into European Royalty and demands that Jerome do what is in the best interests of France.—Tony Fontana

Plot Keywords

based on play, secret identity, self sacrifice, servant, ship, slavery, wager, brother, france, french, marriage, patriotism, party, paris france, 1800s, african american, baltimore maryland, courtship, drunkenness, emperor

Short Review

The ending does not affect the three reasons for seeing the film. These reasons are named Charlie Ruggles, Arthur Treacher and Edward Everett Horton.

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