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The King and the Chorus Girl

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When the debaucherous and womanizing ex-monarch King Alfred VII (Fernand Gravey) notices Dorothy Ellis (Joan Blondell), a chorus girl at the Folies Bergère, he asks his loyal subjects to invite her to hi place. But the former king's subjects take a liking to Ellis and conspire to bring the two together by convincing her to play hard to get. When Ellis finds herself falling for Alfred, she laments that he could never marry a commoner and makes up a lie that may complicate their plans.

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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Go figure, it's co-written by Groucho Marx and is not funny. Rated: C Dec 2, 2019 Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine Romance in Paris is much more sensible than you might expect, considering the authorship. Oct 9, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member EE Horton is the true star of this fizzling rom-com. That voice combined with his mannerisms seem always to be spot on! Blondell is certainly convincing enough, and Nash is perfectly cast as Horton's sidekick, the Duchess. It is actually Gravet that, while technically flawless, never really seems to bring his character to life and fill the screen with a royal portrayal. A shame Marx's direction couldn't bring this up another notch - he should have worked this like a stage production and it might have gotten award nominations. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Blondell demonstrates she merits the MOMA tribute, but Robert Montgomery belongs in Gravey's role, and Groucho may be better at ad-libbing than scripting. Also, Mervyn LeRoy should let Horton be Horton. Nonetheless, lotsa fun when seen with the New Year's Eve '07 crowd at MOMA. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis When the debaucherous and womanizing ex-monarch King Alfred VII (Fernand Gravey) notices Dorothy Ellis (Joan Blondell), a chorus girl at the Folies Bergère, he asks his loyal subjects to invite her to hi place. But the former king's subjects take a liking to Ellis and conspire to bring the two together by convincing her to play hard to get. When Ellis finds herself falling for Alfred, she laments that he could never marry a commoner and makes up a lie that may complicate their plans.
Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Producer
Mervyn LeRoy
Screenwriter
Norman Krasna, Groucho Marx
Production Co
Warner Bros.
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 34m