Escapade (1935 film)

Escapade is a 1935 romantic comedy film starring William Powell and Luise Rainer. It is a remake of Maskerade 1934.

Together, the brothers decide to confront the artist, but he denies having met either of the mens wife. When the brothers challenge him to a duel if he does not tell them the name of the woman who posed for him, the artist randomly picks the name Major. In the phone book, it turns out that one lady in Vienna is named Major Leopoldine Rainer. She is the companion of a socially prominent countess, and is startled by the claim that she was the model. The painter falls in love with her, but the prior affair with a married woman causes complications.Actress Myrna Loy was initially set to star in the female lead. When she dropped out, Louis B. Mayer finally agreed to give Luise Rainer a chance. He had previously discovered her in Germany, though had not assigned her in her American debut yet. By the time she was cast, half of the film was already shot. During the films first preview, Rainer ran out of the cinema and later said about the event On the screen, I looked so big and full of face, it was awful. ........

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