Tovarich (the Russian word for "comrade" or "friend") is a 1937 American comedy film directed by Anatole Litvak, based on the 1935 play by Robert E. Sherwood, which in turn was based on the 1933 French play Tovaritch by Jacques Deval.
The screenplay was by Casey Robinson from the French play by Jacques Deval adapted into English by Robert E. Sherwood.
The film stars Claudette Colbert and Charles Boyer with Basil Rathbone, Anita Louise, Melville Cooper, Isabel Jeans, Morris Carnovsky and Curt Bois in his American debut role.
Then, destitute, they are forced to take jobs under false identities as butler and maid in the household of wealthy Charles Dupont (Melville Cooper), his wife Fermonde (Isabel Jeans), and their children, Helene (Anita Louise) and Georges (Maurice Murphy).
However, their secret is finally exposed when one of the guests at a dinner party, Madame Chauffourier-Dubleff (Doris Lloyd), recognises them.