Monte Carlo (1930 film)
- Jack Buchanan: Count Rudolph
- Jeanette MacDonald: Countess Vera
- Claud Allister: Prince Otto
- Zasu Pitts: Bertha
- John Roche: Paul
- Brooke Tyler: Armand
- Albert Conti: Prince Otto's companion
- Lionel Belmore: Duke Gustov of Love Home
- Billy Bevan: Schaffner
Monte Carlo is an American comedy film from the year 1930. Director Ernst Lubitsch filmed a screenplay. Monsieur Beaucaire on the novel by Booth Tarkington and the eponymous play by Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland Premiere was held on 27 August 1930. In 1931 the film in Germany and Austria in the cinemas. After the Second World War, the film as a TV broadcast in the third program of the BR was shown for the first time on 25 December 1970.
Action
Vera von Conti is a countess who fled before the wedding with the Prince Otto of love home. Now she is in Monte Carlo and playful in a casino her last 10,000 francs. Also a visit to Monte Carlo, the attractive and well-off Count Rudolph Fallière, the Veras losing streak will notice is the game. He is impressed by her beauty and offers her to brush her hair, what to bring her luck. Vera thinks Rudolph is a hairdresser. Rudolph, who has fallen in love with Vera, let them in the faith and visited her every evening. He represents the real hairdresser Paul, who can not work due to an accident.
Vera believes in happiness and Rudolph are their last 1000 Francs, which he will set for them. Rudolph is not the money, but comes with 100,000 francs back to her. Full of joy about winning Vera kisses him. Although she is now in love with Rudolph, but because of their financial hardships she agrees but in the marriage with the Prince of Love home. Rudolph arrange a visit to the opera for his. The piece is called Monsieur Beaucaire and is about a prince who pretends to be a barber in order to win the woman he loves for himself. Vera sees that Rudolph is a guest at the show. She sees his real social status and recognize the parallels.
Reviews
The lexicon of the International film writes about this movie: " Ernst Lubitsch's second sound film in America; a romantic comedy with musical passages, in which the director first realized his charming, subtle handling of language and music. "the " Time Out Movie Guide " highlights the " generous feature set and costumes " out that the movie" give fairytale quality " the " ridiculous songs and the silly romance" turn " cheerful, frivolous and charming through and through " cast the film. The "Variety" remains cautious in the evaluation. Without Jeanette MacDonald, the film was not possible. " Channel 4 " finds the movie " old, but entertaining ."
Background
- The later cinematographer Lucien Ballard worked on this film with as a camera operator.
- The film of Paramount Pictures had an estimated budget of 725,000 U.S. dollars. He is one of more than 700 movies of the studio, filmed 1929-1949, and their television rights were sold to Universal Pictures in 1958.
- The novel Monsieur Beaucaire in 1924 was the basis for the film Monsieur Beaucaire, The Royal Barber of Sidney Olcott with Rudolph Valentino in the Titelrolle.1946 turned George Marshall comedy with a brush and sword, this time Bob Hope played the role of Monsieur Beaucaire.
Soundtrack
The songs Beyond the Blue Horizon, Give Me a Moment Please, Always in All Ways, She'll Love Me and Like It and Whatever It Is, It 's Good were sung by Jack Buchanan and Jeanette MacDonald. In addition there were the songs Day of Days, which was interpreted by a choir, and trimmin ' the Women, sung by Jack Buchanan, John Roche and Tyler Brooke. Up to Give Me a Moment Please all songs by W. Franke Harling and Richard A. Whiting were composed, the lyrics came from Leo Robin.