Romantic entanglements jeopardize heir larcenous plans.This treasured comic film masterpiece, a pinnacle of sophisticated romantic comedy, beautifully epitomizes the "Lubitsch Touch" with its flair for pre-Hays Code sexual comedy, witty innuendo-filled, suggestive dialogue, orchestrated grace and charming style, subtle use of details, and sardonic humor.The Coming of the Talkies - A Threat to Movie Theater Musical Productions:A byline on an electrical, rotating news-screen or news-strip in downtown New York City on the Times Square Tower announced he end to the silent era and stage shows: "HOLLYWOOD, CALIF - MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS ANNOUNCE ONLY TALKING PICTURES WILL BE MADE IN FUTURE - SILENT PICTURES ARE FINISHED.Plot SynopsisThe opening scenes of the film are the high-point of his screen classic.It begins with the cinematic and atmospheric appearance of a horse-drawn carriage making its winding way down a steep, narrow road through the jagged Carpathian mountains in Central-Eastern Europe (the locale is NOT explicitly identified as Transylvania).They watched as he was consumed by the burning fire, and his face in the flames resembled a monstrous devil, his true self(# 5 death).