The King and the Chorus Girl is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fernand Gravey, Joan Blondell and Edward Everett Horton.
| The King and the Chorus Girl | |
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 Fernand Gravey and Joan Blondell in Movie Poster (1937) | |
| Directed by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Written by | Norman Krasna Groucho Marx |
| Produced by | Mervyn LeRoy |
| Starring | Fernand Gravey Joan Blondell Edward Everett Horton Alan Mowbray |
| Cinematography | Tony Gaudio |
| Edited by | Thomas Richards |
| Music by | Werner R. Heymann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Brothers |
Release date |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Gravey (billed as "Gravet") was at the time the subject of a significant studio publicity campaign to build his image.
The film is notable for being the only one with a screenplay officially credited to Groucho Marx.
Plot
editAlfred VII is a young and rich deposed King in exile in Paris and monumentally bored. When he becomes involved with a chorus girl whom he accidentally insults (by falling asleep), her indignation provides an opportunity for his loyal courtiers to bring him back to life.
Cast
edit- Fernand Gravey as Alfred Bruger VII
- Joan Blondell as Miss Dorothy Ellis
- Edward Everett Horton as Count Humbert Evel Bruger
- Alan Mowbray as Donald Taylor
- Mary Nash as Duchess Anna of Elberfield
- Jane Wyman as Babette Latour
- Luis Alberni as Gaston
- Lionel Pape as Professor Kornisch
- Kenny Baker as Folies Bergère Soloist
- Al Shaw and Sam Lee (Shaw and Lee) as Folies Bergère Entertainers
- unbilled players include Virginia Dabney and Carole Landis
References
editExternal links
edit- The King and the Chorus Girl at IMDb
- The King and the Chorus Girl at AllMovie
- The King and the Chorus Girl at the TCM Movie Database
- The King and the Chorus Girl at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
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