The Monte Carlo Story

The Monte Carlo Story is a 1956 romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Samuel A. Taylor, based on an original story by Taylor, Marcello Girosi, and Dino Risi. Marcello Girosi produced the film, which was the first shot in the Technirama process. Jean Louis designed the costumes.

The film stars Marlene Dietrich and Vittorio De Sica, with Arthur O'Connell, Natalie Trundy, Jane Rose, Clelia Matania, Alberto Rabagliati, Mischa Auer, and Renato Rascel.

Plot
The story takes place against the backdrop of the glorious French Riviera. Marlene Dietrich plays a woman with a lot of class, but no money to satisfy her taste for the best things in life. She is dazzled by Count Della Fiabe, who is also trying to recuperate his debts at the gambling tables of the famous casino. To attract the woman, who he thinks is his meal ticket, the poor Italian noble man enlists the help of the same people to whom he owes money.

The film's most famous scene comes toward the end when Marlene Dietrich sings "Back Home in Indiana" in a seedy bistro for the enjoyment of Homer Hinckley, who she feels will be the man to make her rich.

Cast

 * Marlene Dietrich as Maria de Crevecoeur
 * Vittorio De Sica as Conte Dino della Fiaba
 * Arthur O'Connell as Mr. Homer Hinkley
 * Jane Rose as Mrs. Edith Freeman
 * Mischa Auer as Hector
 * Clelia Matania as Sophia
 * Truman Smith as Mr. Fred Freeman
 * Alberto Rabagliati as Albert
 * Carlo Rizzo as Henri
 * Frank Colson as Walter Peeples
 * Natalie Trundy as Jane Hinkley
 * Renato Rascel as Duval