The King and the Chorus Girl

The King and the Chorus Girl
The King and the Chorus Girl
	Fernand Gravey and Joan Blondell in Movie Poster (1937)
Directed by	Mervyn LeRoy
Written by	Norman Krasna; Groucho Marx
Produced by	Mervyn LeRoy
Starring	Fernand Gravey; Joan Blondell; Edward Everett Horton; Alan Mowbray
Cinematography	Tony Gaudio
Edited by	Thomas Richards
Music by	Werner R. Heymann
Production; company	Warner Brothers
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release date	March 27, 1937
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The King and the Chorus Girl is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Mervyn LeRoy and starring Fernand Gravey, Joan Blondell and Edward Everett Horton.

Gravey (billed as "Gravet") was at the time the subject of a significant studio publicity campaign to build his image.

The film is notable for being the only one with a screenplay officially credited to Groucho Marx.

Plot[edit]

Alfred VII is a young and rich deposed King in exile in Paris and monumentally bored. When he becomes involved with a chorus girl whom he accidentally insults (by falling asleep), her indignation provides an opportunity for his loyal courtiers to bring him back to life.

Cast[edit]

Fernand Gravey as Alfred Bruger VII
Joan Blondell as Miss Dorothy Ellis
Edward Everett Horton as Count Humbert Evel Bruger
Alan Mowbray as Donald Taylor
Mary Nash as Duchess Anna of Elberfield
Jane Wyman as Babette Latour
Luis Alberni as Gaston
Lionel Pape as Professor Kornisch
Kenny Baker as Folies Bergère Soloist
Al Shaw and Sam Lee (Shaw and Lee) as Folies Bergère Entertainers
unbilled players include Virginia Dabney and Carole Landis

References[edit]

External links[edit]

The King and the Chorus Girl at IMDb
The King and the Chorus Girl at AllMovie
The King and the Chorus Girl at the TCM Movie Database
The King and the Chorus Girl at the American Film Institute Catalog

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