The Affairs of Cellini

The Affairs of Cellini is a 1934 American historical comedy film directed by Gregory La Cava and starring Frank Morgan, Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Fay Wray, and Louis Calhern.

The film was adapted by Bess Meredyth from the play The Firebrand of Florence by Edwin Justus Mayer.

The duchess has her eye on the famous artist, Benvenuto Cellini, who is in the palace making a set of gold plates to be used at ducal banquets.

The somewhat oblivious duke is loath to punish the young man because Cellini fashions gold wares for him, but throws him into the torture chamber.

[2] The film would later be discussed on the seventh episode of The Snub Club where it was heavily criticized.