C., the citizens of Athens, having suffered grievously under a tyrant, managed to depose and banish him.In the suite, they stash the suitcase in the large vault in the room.A Russian exiled waiter, Count Alexis Rakonin (Gregory Gaye), who is preparing the room""s breakfast table, overhears Iranoff""s phone conversation with a Parisian jeweler named Mercier (Edwin Maxwell).The film""s budget of $4 million made it one of the most expensive B/W films of its time, and although it was a popular and well-received film, it was met with mixed reviews and responses, and didn""t become profitable for United Artists until its home video release and later re-releases.Plot SynopsisIn the prologue before the film begins and pre-title credits play, a scratchy car radio (on the soundtrack) plays the romantic song: "If I Didn""t Care," performed by the Inkspots:If I didn""t care, more than words can say,If I didn""t care, would I feel this way,If this isn""t love, then why do I thrillAnd what makes my head go round and roundWhile my heart stands still.However, she cried and was upset that it wasn""t the one she had seen advertised on television: ("It""s the wrong one.