Lovely to Look At (1952)
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Synopsis of Lovely to Look At
The reason the 1935 Astaire/Rogers film version of Roberta was unavailable for years was that, in 1952, MGM bought the property and refilmed it under the title Lovely to Look At. Inheriting one-half of a Parisian dress salon from his late aunt, Red Skelton travels to France with his showbiz friends Howard Keel and Gower Champion. The threesome hopes to convince the owners of the other half of the salon to sell their share so that Skelton, Keel and Champion can finance a Broadway show. Meeting Skelton's "partners" Kathryn Grayson and Marge Champion, the three Americans discover that the salon is all but broke, so they pool their resources and wits to make the establishment a winning proposition. The plot thickens as more and more characters are added to the storyline, including stagestruck gendarme Kurt Kaznar and chorus girl Ann Miller. Songs retained from the original Jerome Kern Broadway score for Roberta include "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," "I Won't Dance" and, of course, "Lovely to Look At." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Lovely to Look At
- Kathryn Grayson - Stephanie
- Red Skelton - Al Marsh
- Zsa Zsa Gabor - Zsa Zsa
- Ann Miller - Bubbles Cassidy
- Marcel Dalio - Pierre
- Howard Keel - Tony Naylor
- Marge Champion - Clarisse
- Gower Champion - Jerry Ralby
- Kurt Kasznar - Max Fogelsby
- Diane Cassidy - Diane
- Director(s):
- Mervyn LeRoy
- Writer(s):
- Andrew Solt, George Wells, Harry Ruby
- Producer(s):
- Jack Cummings
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