The Love Parade (1929)
- Starring:
- Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, (more)
- Director(s):
- Ernst Lubitsch
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Director Ernst Lubitsch's first talking picture, The Love Parade was a witty souffle about a royal "marriage of state." Jeanette MacDonald, the queen of Sylvania, is required to take a husband. Maurice Chevalier is a highborn Sylvanian diplomat called back to his country due to his amorous escapades. It is arranged for Chevalier to marry MacDonald, but though he is ostensibly the "king" of the boudoir, he is not allowed to participate in any affairs of state. Gradually the royal protocol erodes the marriage, as the formerly footloose Chevalier bristles at being a mere consort. After numerous complications and misunderstandings, Chevalier asserts his authority over the secretly willing MacDonald. Counterpointing the main plot is the backstairs romance of servants Lupino Lane and Lillian Roth, who, like the stars, get to cut loose in the occasional musical number. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Maurice Chevalier - Count Alfred Renard
- Lupino Lane - Jacques
- Eugene Pallette - Minister of War
- Yola D'Avril - Paulette
- Albert Roccardi - Foreign Minister
- Russell Powell - Afghan Ambassador
- Winter Hall - Priest
- Andre Cheron - Paulette's Husband
- Virginia Bruce - Second Lady-in-Waiting
- E.H. Calvert - Sylvanian Ambassador
- Jeanette MacDonald - Queen Louise
- Lillian Roth - Lulu
- Edgar Norton - Master of Ceremonies
- Lionel Belmore - Prime Minister
- Carl Stockdale - Admiral
- Ben Turpin - Cross-eyed Lackey
- Jean Harlow - Audience Member
- Jiggs the Dog - Himself
- Margaret Fealy - First Lady-in-Waiting
- Director(s):
- Ernst Lubitsch
- Writer(s):
- Ernest Vajda, Guy Bolton
- Producer(s):
- Ernst Lubitsch
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- 1929 - The Love Parade - National Board of Review - Best Picture
- 1929 - The Love Parade - New York Times - 10 Best Films
