Editing Trouble in Paradise (1932 film) (section)

==Production==
Working titles for ''Trouble in Paradise'' included "The Honest Finder," "Thieves and Lovers," and "The Golden Widow"; the latter was publicly announced to be the intended release title.<ref name="tcm-notes">{{cite web |title=Notes |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93978/trouble-in-paradise#notes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190812052456/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/93978/Trouble-in-Paradise/notes.html |archive-date=August 12, 2019 |access-date=August 24, 2012 |url-status=live |publisher=[[TCM.com]]}}</ref> As with all the Lubitsch-Raphaelson collaborations, Lubitsch contributed to the writing and Raphaelson contributed ideas to the directing.<ref name=article/> Lubitsch did not receive screen credit for his writing, and [[Grover Jones]], who was credited with the adaptation, did not contribute significantly:<ref name=article /> although he was in the room, his credit was based on a contractual obligation, and he did little more than tell stories.<ref name=article /><ref>Raphaelson, Samson. ''Three Screen Comedies'' Madison, Wisconsin: University of Wisconsin Press, 1983. {{ISBN|0-299-08780-8}}</ref> Further, although supposedly based on László Aladár's 1931 play ''The Honest Finder'', Lubitsch suggested that Raphaelson not read the play, and instead the main character, Herbert Marshall's master thief, was based on the exploits of a real person, George Manolescu, a Romanian con man whose memoir was published in 1905, and became the basis for two [[silent film]]s.<ref name=article/>

Made before effective enforcement of the [[United States Motion Picture Production Code of 1930|Production Code]], the film is an example of [[Pre-Code Hollywood|pre-Code]] cinema containing adult themes and sexual innuendo that was not permitted under the Code. In 1935, when the Production Code was being enforced, the film was not approved for reissue,<ref name="tcm-notes"/> and it was not seen again until 1968.<ref>Osborne, Robert. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNGLjjtyry4&ab_channel=SonOfASpaceApe Outro] to the [[Turner Classic Movies]] showing of ''Trouble in Paradise'' (March 31, 2011)</ref> Paramount was again rejected in 1943, when the studio wanted to make a musical version of the film.<ref name="tcm-notes"/>

The [[Art Deco]] sets for ''Trouble in Paradise'' were designed by the head of Paramount's art department, [[Hans Dreier]], and the gowns were designed by [[Travis Banton]].<ref name=article/>