Erich von Stroheim stars as a fraudulent count who lives high on the hog in Monte Carlo. He makes a living by extorting large sums of money from gullible married women who fall for his romantic charms. Von Stroheim's accomplices in crime, phony princesses Mae Busch and Maud George, live in a huge mansion with the count in a state of perpetual depravity. Their most recent victim, played by an actress who insisted on being billed as Miss DuPont, is the wife of an American financier. Von Stroheim's attempted seduction of this particular foolish wife is foiled at every turn, and the count eventually gets his comeuppance.
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Erich von Stroheim stars as a fraudulent count who lives high on the hog in Monte Carlo. He makes a living by extorting large sums of money from gullible married women who fall for his romantic charms. Von Stroheim's accomplices in crime, phony princesses Mae Busch and Maud George, live in a huge mansion with the count in a state of perpetual depravity. Their most recent victim, played by an actress who insisted on being billed as Miss DuPont, is the wife of an American financier. Von Stroheim's attempted seduction of this particular foolish wife is foiled at every turn, and the count eventually gets his comeuppance.
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