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      Duchess of Idaho

      1950 1h 38m Romance Comedy List
      Reviews 47% Audience Score 100+ Ratings Secretary Ellen (Paula Raymond) and dancer Christine (Esther Williams) are roommates and friends. Ellen is in love with her boss, Douglas (John Lund), who has her pretend to be his fiancée whenever his dates get too attached, but he doesn't return the feeling. Christine tries to help by following Douglas on a business trip and attempting to woo him so he'll summon Ellen. But things get complicated when Douglas is smitten by Christine, while she falls in love with a band leader (Van Johnson). Read More Read Less

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      ashley h Duchess of Idaho is an okay film. It is about Ellen Hallet is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison. Esther Williams and Van Johnson give decent performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. Robert Z. Leonard did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the music and romance. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member One of Esther Williams better and most fun musical MGM spectacles. This time he heads to the snow capped mountain of Sun Valley. The lack of overdone swimming scenes actually benefits the film. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/09/23 Full Review Audience Member another williams' water vehicle Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 01/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Pleasant-enough MGM musical features Williams and Johnson in their fourth on-screen pairing, along with guest appearances by Lena Horne, Eleanor Powell and Mel Torme (as a bellhop). Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member early esther is still good Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Just love this movie and Van Johnson :) Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Secretary Ellen (Paula Raymond) and dancer Christine (Esther Williams) are roommates and friends. Ellen is in love with her boss, Douglas (John Lund), who has her pretend to be his fiancée whenever his dates get too attached, but he doesn't return the feeling. Christine tries to help by following Douglas on a business trip and attempting to woo him so he'll summon Ellen. But things get complicated when Douglas is smitten by Christine, while she falls in love with a band leader (Van Johnson).
      Director
      Robert Z. Leonard
      Production Co
      Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (DVD)
      Nov 1, 2011
      Runtime
      1h 38m