A White Russian countess, stows away on a luxury liner at Hong Kong, determined to seek a new life in America.
Remarkably unfunny comedy, Chaplin's very last work, is stagey, repetitive and somehow has the wrong pace, although the cast definitely must have had a good time.
Halliwell (no star): "Flatulent comedy with neither the sparkle of champagne nor even the fizz of lemonade: Chaplin's writing, direction and music are alike soporific, and commiserations are due to the cast."
Maltin*1/2: "...Chaplin's attempt to make old-fashioned comedy sinks fast, though everybody tries hard...Badly shot, badly timed, badly scored. A pity, because this is Chaplin's cinematic swan song."
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