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The King and the Chorus Girl (1937)

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Groucho Marx received co-writer credit (along with his old friend Norman Krasna) for King and the Chorus Girl, though very little Marxian wit is in evidence. What remains is a fun but forgettable comedy about a European monarch (Fernand Gravet) who woos and wins a down-to-earth American chorine (Joan Blondell) who works at the Folies Bergere. Edward Everett Horton and Jane Wyman (fifth-billed) provide comic relief as the respective best friends and severest critics of the leading players. The film had a topical edge in that it was released the year after Britain's King Edward renounced his throne for American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. Significantly, King and the Chorus Girl was released in England as Romance is Sacred, effectively downplaying the touchy "royal" angle. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Starring:: Fernand Gravey, Joan Blondell, (more)

Director(s):: Mervyn LeRoy

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Synopsis of The King and the Chorus Girl

Groucho Marx received co-writer credit (along with his old friend Norman Krasna) for King and the Chorus Girl, though very little Marxian wit is in evidence. What remains is a fun but forgettable comedy about a European monarch (Fernand Gravet) who woos and wins a down-to-earth American chorine (Joan Blondell) who works at the Folies Bergere. Edward Everett Horton and Jane Wyman (fifth-billed) provide comic relief as the respective best friends and severest critics of the leading players. The film had a topical edge in that it was released the year after Britain's King Edward renounced his throne for American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson. Significantly, King and the Chorus Girl was released in England as Romance is Sacred, effectively downplaying the touchy "royal" angle. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Complete Cast of The King and the Chorus Girl

Fernand Gravey - Alfred
Edward Everett Horton - Count Humbert
Jane Wyman - Babette
Shaw and Lee - Folies Bergere Entertainer
Luis Alberni - Gaston
Lionel Pape - Prof. Kornish
Ferdinand Schumann-Heink - Chauffeur
Armand Kaliz - Theatre Manager
Carole Landis
George Sorel
Adele St. Maur - Stewardess
Georges Renavent - Yacht Captain
Torben Meyer - Eric
Lee Kohlmar - Violinist

Joan Blondell - Dorothy
Alan Mowbray - Donald
Mary Nash - Duchess Anna
Kenny Baker - Soloist
Ben Welden - Waiter
Leonard Mudie - Footman
Robert Graves - Captain of the Ocean Liner
Sam Ash
Georgette Rhodes - Hatcheck Girl
Carlos San Martin - Policeman
Adrian Rosley - Concierge
Alphonse Martell - Servant
Jacques Lory - Waiter
Gaston Glass - Junior Officer

Director(s):: Mervyn LeRoy

Writer(s):: Groucho Marx, Norman Krasna

Producer(s):: Mervyn LeRoy

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