The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937 film)
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| Directed by | Geo. Fitzmaurice |
| Screenplay by | Monckton Hoffe and Harold Goldman |
| Based on | The Emperor's Candlesticks 1899 novel by Baroness Orczy |
| Produced by | John W. Considine Jr. |
| Starring | William Powell Luise Rainer |
| Cinematography | Harold Rosson Oliver T. Marsh (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Conrad A. Nervig |
| Music by | Franz Waxman |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $620,000 |
| Box office | $1,333,000 |
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.