The Pearls of the Crown (1938)

Three narrators (French writer Jean Martin, an English royal equerry, and a papal chamberlain) tell the story of seven matched pearls, four of them now in the British Crown. Episodes whirl us from Pope Clement VII to Mary Queen of Scots, from whom the pearls are stolen while she's occupied with the headsman. Historic events are seasoned with sly, satiric humor, and fa... Read all

Christian-Jaque(1904-1994)

Director

Jacqueline Delubac(1907-1997)

as Françoise Martin…

Sacha Guitry(1885-1957)

as Jean Martin…

Lyn Harding(1867-1952)

as L'officier du roi (English narrator)…

Renée Saint-Cyr(1904-2004)

as Madeleine de la Tour d'Auvergne

Enrico Glori(1901-1966)

as La camérier du pape (Italian narrator)

Ermete Zacconi(1857-1948)

as Le pape Clement VII

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