Unscrupulous Chicago janitor Paul Kroll uses deceit to fund a return trip to his homeland of Sweden. There, via ongoing continuing deceit and manipulation, he gradually attains a monopoly on the matchstick market in several countries and becomes an influential international figure. Based on the true story of Ivar Kreuger.
Warren William
as Paul Kroll
Lili Damita
as Marta Molnar
Glenda Farrell
as Babe
Juliette Compton
as Sonia Lombard
Claire Dodd
as Ilse Wagner
Harold Huber
as Scarlatti
John Wray
as Foreman of Janitors
Spencer Charters
as Oscar
Murray Kinnell
as Nyberg
Hardie Albright
as Erik Borg
Alan Hale
as Borglund
Edmund Breese
as Olaf Christofsen
