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      Love Is a Ball

      1963 1 hr. 51 min. Comedy List
      Reviews Matchmaker Etienne Pimm (Charles Boyer) makes his living by pairing European aristocrats with rich Americans, and his latest match is between Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau (Ricardo Montalban) and affluent heiress Millie Mehaffey (Hope Lange). Unfortunately, Ducluzeau, handsome and titled as he is, needs some help in acting aristocratic. Luckily, John Davis (Glenn Ford) is on hand to teach the Duke how to behave like the high-society man he is, at least until Davis and Mehaffey meet. Read More Read Less

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      Steve D Not sure how this script attracted such talent. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 07/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Completely bland and predictable romantic comedy is propped up by a solid cast. Set on the French Riviera, Charles Boyer plays a matchmaker for penniless aristocrats. Boyer is this time helping goofy Ricardo Montalban woo Hope Lange, and brings on John Wood (Professor Falken from "WarGames") to give him English refinements and also Glenn Ford to help him with race car driving because of Lange's dream to participate in the Grand Prix. In typical romcom fashion, Lange and Ford accidentally meet and at first annoy each other and then fall in love. The story is fluff to the point of annoyance and at times feels as if it's trying too hard to be 1960s cool, but the cast are likable, which also includes Telly Savalas as Lange's father, and that's enough to carry the film. It also helps that there's a peppy score from Michel Legrand ("The Thomas Crown Affair" "Summer of '42" "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg") and has breezy direction from David Swift, who memorably wrote and directed "The Parent Trap" and "Pollyanna." Overall, you'll likely completely forget about this film after the credit roll, but it's fairly entertaining while you watch. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/31/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis Matchmaker Etienne Pimm (Charles Boyer) makes his living by pairing European aristocrats with rich Americans, and his latest match is between Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau (Ricardo Montalban) and affluent heiress Millie Mehaffey (Hope Lange). Unfortunately, Ducluzeau, handsome and titled as he is, needs some help in acting aristocratic. Luckily, John Davis (Glenn Ford) is on hand to teach the Duke how to behave like the high-society man he is, at least until Davis and Mehaffey meet.
      Director
      David Swift
      Production Co
      Gold Medal
      Genre
      Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 12, 2017