Clara Blandick

A mad doctor seeks revenge on a family of Russian nobles he believes killed his daughter, pursuing them to America after the revolution.

Two investigators arrive to guard a priceless necklace, but shifting motives and hidden agendas spark a wild tale of romance, danger, and deception.

Greta Garbo stars in a film named for the genre she defined--Romance. In an attempt to dissuade young Harry (Elliot Nugent) from marrying an actress, Tom Armstrong (Gavin Gordon) confesses a story of the woman who stole his heart when he was a young priest, opera diva Rita Cavallini (Garbo). Desperately in love, the young Armstrong learns that Cavallini had lived as the mistress of an older man--and that the woman for whom he is ready to sacrifice his future and possibly his soul will never be able to change her ways.

Lum and Abner work at a general store in Pineridge, Arkansas, where they get involved in some misadventures with the locals.