The film works for its keen political and social observations, its sharp black comedy, and for its unique filming style fondly known as the “Lubitsch Touch” (…). Reviewing it today the film appears to be an excellent example of a riotous Hollywood format that ably mixes melodrama, romance and comedy. It’s the kind of film Lubitsch was able to maintain as his trademark throughout his career and something Hollywood once in a while gets right as it does here. The talented cast seem to be having fun dressing up as Hitler and delivering the film’s sly humor. It does what Chaplin did in The Great Dictator, only it’s an even better directed venture. — Dennis Schwartz