Film #7 - The Affairs of Cellini (aka The Firebrand)
Film Date: 1934 Film Type: comedy Film Color: B&W Studio: 20th Century/United Artists Film Length: 90 min. Lucy's Character: Lady-in-Waiting
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Fredric March plays the tempestuous, amorous Cellini, who spends as much time in swordplay with jealous husbands as he does in his artist's loft. When the Duke of Florence (Frank Morgan) falls for Cellini's beautiful model (Fay Wray), Cellini is presented in court, whereupon he revives an ongoing affair with the Duchess of Florence (Constance Bennett). Though a bumbling buffoon, the Duke nonetheless holds the power of life and death over everyone in his domain, including Cellini. Thanks to his political activities and his overactive libido, Cellini is nearly executed, but a series of farcelike complications allows the plotline to turn out to the artist's advantage.
