Trouble for Two


Trouble for Two is a 1936 film starring Robert Montgomery and Rosalind Russell. It is based on The Suicide Club, a short story collection by Robert Louis Stevenson. A European prince, unhappy over an impending arranged marriage, finds intrigue at an unusual London club.

They are scrutinized before being admitted by its president Reginald Owen. Inside, Florizel is surprised to find Miss Vandeleur, the sole woman in a roomful of men. The president then deals each person a card the one who gets the ace of spades is to be killed by the one dealt the ace of clubs. On this night, it is determined that Barnley is to be dispatched by Miss Vandeleur following the instructions of the president. Forizel remains unconvinced that what they saw was real and laughs it off.The next morning, however, the newspaper reports Barnleys death. Disbelieving that the girl is a murderer, Florizel returns that night. The procedure is repeated and this time, Miss Vandeleur is to do away with Florizel. She takes him to the zoo, where he is to be torn apart by a lion. However, she is unable to go through with it. She confesses that she convinced Barnley to keep on living and gave him some money to go to Paris. Just then someone attempts to shoot the prince and they flee to an inn. Miss Vandeleur tells him that only the president knew where they were going. ........

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