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The King and the Chorus Girl

The King and the Chorus Girl

1937Movie⏱️ 1h 34mApproved
ComedyRomance
6.2
IMDB Rating
520 votes

A poor, bored king falls in love with a chorus girl.

Director
Mervyn LeRoy
Writers
Norman Krasna, Groucho Marx, Julius J. Epstein
Stars
Fernand Gravey, Joan Blondell, Edward Everett Horton
Release Date
March 27, 1937
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Fernand Gravey
Fernand Gravey
as Alfred
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell
as Dorothy
Edward Everett Horton
Edward Everett Horton
as Count Humbert
Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray
as Donald
Mary Nash
Mary Nash
as Duchess Anna
Jane Wyman
Jane Wyman
as Babette
Luis Alberni
Luis Alberni
as Gaston
Kenny Baker
Kenny Baker
as Soloist
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Al Shaw
as Folies Bergère Entertainer
👤
Sam Lee
as Folies Bergère Entertainer

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
Warner Bros.

🏷️ Keywords

farce comedywyman and blondelllovechorus girlkidnapping

🎯 Categories

FarceComedyRomance

⭐ Featured Review

Can Dorothy cure the patient of what ails him?
by planktonrules2017-01-23
7/10

"King Alfred VII (Fernand Gravey) was deposed and now has little to do with himself but drink himself into oblivion and go to the Follies. His purposeless life is going to kill him if something doesn't happen soon. This something is one night when he does his typical routine---go to the Follies and get drunk. So how does it end up different and how does Dorothy (Joan Blondell) help him snap out of his ennui? And what do the ex-King's two most loyal retainers have to do with this? This film has a most unusual writing team...Norma Krasna and Groucho Marx. Yes, THAT Groucho Marx! I had ..."

💡 Did You Know?

The script was co-authored by Groucho Marx and his dry wit is often present. This was his first on-screen credit for a film not involving the Marx Brothers, and his only film screenplay.

📖 Synopsis

A poor, bored king falls in love with a chorus girl.