Summary: Unscrupulous Paul Kroll, starting as a Chicago janitor, uses graft to finance a trip to Sweden where by trickery he gains control of his uncle's small match factory. By expert manipulation of everyone and employment of femmes-fatale, he parlays this into a match monopoly, expanding over many countries. Finally he meets a woman so gorgeous she turns his head away from a business that needs constant financial manipulation to survive. Based on the real career of Ivar Kreuger. (imdb)

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Genre: Drama

Country: USA

Directed By: William Keighley, Howard Bretherton

Written By: Houston Branch, Einar Thorvaldson

Starring: Alan Hale, Warren William, Juliette Compton, Glenda Farrell, Lili Damita

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