The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937)
Genres: Drama, Historical, War
Cast: William Powell, Luise Rainer, Robert Young, Maureen O'Sullivan, Frank Morgan
The Emperor's Candlesticks is a 1937 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.