---
title: 'The Emperor''s Candlesticks (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'George Fitzmaurice'
released: '1937-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 79
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Romance'
  - 'Thriller'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-emperors-candlesticks-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028829/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)

1937 · 79 min · Drama, Romance, Thriller · United States


## Synopsis

The Emperor's Candlesticks is a 1937 American historical drama film starring William Powell and Luise Rainer and directed by George Fitzmaurice. It is based on the 1899 novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy. The story follows the adventures of spies from opposing sides who fall in love while following the eponymous candlesticks—and the papers hidden inside them—all over turn-of-the-20th-century Europe.

## Credits

- **Director:** [George Fitzmaurice](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-fitzmaurice)
- **Screenplay:** [Monckton Hoffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/monckton-hoffe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Franz Waxman](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-waxman)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harold Rosson](https://cinepixo.com/people/harold-rosson)
- **Editor:** [Conrad A. Nervig](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-a-nervig)

## Cast

- [Luise Rainer](https://cinepixo.com/people/luise-rainer)
- [Frank Reicher](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-reicher)
- [Roland Varno](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-varno)
- [Henry Stephenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/henry-stephenson)
- [Robert Young](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-young-2)
- [Frank Morgan](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-morgan)
- [Ian Wolfe](https://cinepixo.com/people/ian-wolfe)
- [Bert Roach](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-roach)
- [Frank Conroy](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-conroy)
- [Harry Woods](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-woods)
- [Donald Kirke](https://cinepixo.com/people/donald-kirke)
- [Charles Waldron](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-waldron)
- [Leander de Cordova](https://cinepixo.com/people/leander-de-cordova)
- [Paul Porcasi](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-porcasi)
- [Douglass Dumbrille](https://cinepixo.com/people/douglass-dumbrille)

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