Word: pontenero
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...town if the money was not returned. When he got it back, he paid his crew and blew out his brains, but Monte Carlo Madness is a less sordid variation of the incident. The Captain (Hans Albers) is in charge of the one-boat Navy of a place called Pontenero (to rhyme with "zero" and "hero"). When he meets the Queen of Pontenero (Sari Maritza) he mistakes her for a demimondaine and they enjoy a romance. When it becomes known that the Captain has gambled away the ship's payroll, he makes a neat dive over the side...
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