Mariette Colet — Trouble in Paradise Character Profile

About Mariette Colet

Wealthy widow and owner of a successful perfume company who hires the disguised thief Gaston as her private secretary. She becomes romantically involved with him, trusts him implicitly, and ultimately permits him to take her pearl necklace, unaware of his ongoing criminal deception.

Mariette Colet — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Kay Francis

Appears in

Trouble in Paradise (1932)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (4)

• Mariette Colet — Professional Employer-Employee — Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall)

  Gaston works as Mariette's private secretary

• Mariette Colet — Conflict Rival — Lily (Miriam Hopkins)

  Lily sees Mariette as a romantic rival for Gaston's affection

• Mariette Colet — Romantic Suitor — François Filiba (Edward Everett Horton)

  One of Mariette's romantic suitors

• Mariette Colet — Romantic Suitor — The Major (Charles Ruggles)

  One of Mariette's romantic suitors

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More characters from Trouble in Paradise

• Gaston Monescu (Herbert Marshall)
• Lily (Miriam Hopkins)
• François Filiba (Edward Everett Horton)
• Maid (uncredited) (Marion Byron)
• The Major (Charles Ruggles)
• Duchess Chambreau (uncredited) (Eva McKenzie)
• Elderly Servant (uncredited) (Gus Leonard)
• Waiter in Venice (uncredited) (George Humbert)
• Vocalist - Title Song (uncredited) (Donald Novis)
• Party Guest (uncredited) (Carl M. Leviness)
• Woman with Wrong Handbag (uncredited) (Louise Carter)
• Hotel Manager (uncredited) (Fred Malatesta)