282:
his lawyer, Monnet, present
Alexander with a contract asking for money from Laura's father, Joseph Ridgeway: half a million dollars before the wedding, and the same amount after, as well as various sums for any children. This so disgusts Alexander that he tells Victor that he is through with the scheme. Victor, after trying to bluff him into submission, pretends to give up and gives him back his passport and his bad check. Then Victor tells Ridgeway that Alexis is a fraud. He cons Ridgeway into believing he bought Alexis off; Ridgeway writes him a check for a million francs to help with the costs.
278:. There he is mistaken by Laura for an employee, and Alexis is enchanted, without knowing whom she is. When Laura joins her father at their table, she asks Victor to attract some celebrities or royalty. Alexis enters and is greeted by Victor as "your highness," embarrassing Laura. Alexis dances with Laura but is summoned by a waiter to answer a telephone call. However, there is no call; the waiter is the real Alexis Paneiev. Victor manages to soothe his outraged honor and obtain his silence for 50,000 francs.
312:
304:
299:
Alexis, she is surprised to find an older man, who reveals that Victor is involved somehow. As Laura is leaving, she finds
Alexander being charged with fraud. Joseph Ridgeway is arrested on the false charge that he was impersonating himself. They realize that they have all been played by Victor. They
270:
and wins 420,000 more. Alexander wagers the full amount against him, but loses. Victor seemingly has the money he needs, but then Brown confesses that he is penniless. Victor makes a deal with
Alexander, convincing him to impersonate Russian nobleman Prince Alexis Paneiev and to romance heiress Laura
281:
Alexander falls in love with Laura, but he cannot bear to lie to her any longer. He tries and fails to discourage her love for him without revealing the sordid details. He tells Victor that he will tell her the truth, but when she telephones and asks him to marry her, he at last says yes. Victor has
29:
285:
Ridgeway tells Laura the news, but she surprises him by saying she knew all along. However, when he states that he bought Alexis off, Laura does not believe him. She is certain that Alexis is in trouble and insists on finding out what is going on.
419:
wrote: "ts plot has a warmed-over look about it and bulks no larger than Tyrone Power's chance of winning an academy award. Yet, it comes pleasantly seasoned with comedy and it has been served with a modest flourish or two ..."
258:
in 1937, Victor Lobard owns the very exclusive Café Metropole. One night, he must expel drunk
American Alexander Brown after closing time. He is then visited by Maxl Schinner, who had lent Victor 900,000
300:
get out of jail and go back to the Café Metropole. Alexander and Laura, who are going to get married, get back the check that
Alexander wrote, so he is no longer in danger of going to jail.
432:: "Sparkle, zest, and a cunning touch to this scenario ... Direction was excellent and the film is beautifully put on. Not a dull moment in 'Café Metropole'—you have my word for it."
263:(which he embezzled), and Victor has repaid nothing. Victor asks for another 60,000 francs and promises to repay everything at 6:00 the next evening. Maxl gives him the money.
1149:
1114:
630:
1109:
1104:
1154:
1139:
529:
1129:
1060:
684:
623:
1134:
700:
676:
940:
1144:
486:
Tinee, Mae (8 May 1937). "A Smart Cast Puts
Sparkle in Clever Movie: You Won't Be Bored at 'Cafe Metropole".
964:
876:
748:
692:
602:
1124:
1004:
616:
1119:
772:
1020:
271:
Ridgeway, the daughter of Victor's old friend, so that Victor can have access to the girl's money.
804:
668:
391:
812:
652:
590:
491:
443:
compared the film to "a plain, honest, inexpressibly dull guest at a light and loony party."
143:
295:
to arrest Alexis. Instead, they jail the genuine prince. When Laura goes to the jail to see
246:
which was at their height during the decade. It was commercially successful on its release.
1036:
367:
215:
8:
1099:
1052:
932:
916:
836:
1028:
908:
860:
740:
660:
640:
608:
471:
411:
243:
219:
128:
42:
1068:
1012:
980:
844:
820:
788:
724:
568:
525:
349:
104:
595:
1076:
956:
948:
732:
708:
373:
235:
76:
72:
892:
868:
796:
764:
756:
716:
424:
397:
495:
1044:
988:
972:
924:
884:
852:
379:
343:
337:
239:
231:
124:
94:
62:
275:
274:
Alexis arrives early at the café and visits the
Metropole's flower shop for a
1093:
780:
584:
509:
440:
361:
355:
325:
223:
86:
52:
416:
385:
331:
227:
90:
900:
291:
114:
573:
562:
28:
311:
550:
Hollywood
Screwball Comedy 1934-1945: Sex, Love, and Democratic Ideals
828:
579:
267:
303:
512:(30 September 1937). "Knight Without Armour/Café Metropole".
260:
255:
242:
who also appears in the film. It is part of the tradition of
638:
522:
The
Pleasure-dome: The Collected Film Criticism, 1935-40
520:Greene, Graham (1980). Taylor, John Russell (ed.).
238:. The screenplay was based on an original story by
1091:
624:
524:. Oxford University Press. pp. 171–172.
631:
617:
469:Nugent, Frank (1937-04-29). "The Screen".
27:
310:
302:
1150:English-language romantic comedy films
1092:
519:
508:
468:
612:
485:
234:. It was produced and distributed by
1115:Films directed by Edward H. Griffith
13:
266:Victor risks the 60,000 francs at
14:
1166:
556:
479:
400:as Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)
542:
16:1937 film by Edward H. Griffith
1110:American romantic comedy films
1105:American black-and-white films
552:. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022.
502:
462:
453:
1:
446:
409:In a contemporary review for
394:as Croupier (as Andre Cheron)
1155:1930s screwball comedy films
1140:1930s English-language films
965:Biography of a Bachelor Girl
603:AFI Catalog of Feature Films
404:
7:
10:
1171:
1130:1937 romantic comedy films
647:
428:critic Mae Tinée praised
199:
191:
181:
158:
150:
134:
120:
110:
100:
82:
68:
58:
48:
38:
33:Theatrical release poster
26:
21:
669:Billy and the Big Stick
370:as Monsieur Leon Monnet
319:
249:
1135:20th Century Fox films
316:
308:
693:Your Obedient Servant
653:The Awakening of Ruth
488:Chicago Daily Tribune
314:
306:
167:May 7, 1937
154:Twentieth Century Fox
144:Twentieth Century Fox
1145:1930s American films
685:The Law of the North
368:Ferdinand Gottschalk
358:as Margaret Ridgeway
216:romantic comedy film
1061:The Sky's the Limit
1053:One Night in Lisbon
837:Alias the Lone Wolf
701:The End of the Road
677:One Touch of Nature
548:Halbout, Grégoire.
214:is a 1937 American
1125:Films set in Paris
941:The Animal Kingdom
861:The Price of Honor
741:If Women Only Knew
641:Edward H. Griffith
639:Films directed by
591:TCM Movie Database
472:The New York Times
412:The New York Times
388:as Police Official
352:as Joseph Ridgeway
340:as Monsieur Victor
317:
309:
289:Ridgeway asks the
244:screwball comedies
220:Edward H. Griffith
129:Cyril J. Mockridge
43:Edward H. Griffith
1120:Films set in 1937
1087:
1086:
1069:Young and Willing
1013:Honeymoon in Bali
1005:I'll Take Romance
981:Next Time We Love
845:The Opening Night
789:Week End Husbands
725:The Vice of Fools
531:978-0-19-281286-5
350:Charles Winninger
328:as Laura Ridgeway
207:
206:
105:Lucien N. Andriot
1162:
1077:Perilous Holiday
957:Another Language
949:Lady with a Past
749:The Land of Hope
733:Dawn of the East
633:
626:
619:
610:
609:
536:
535:
517:
506:
500:
499:
483:
477:
476:
466:
460:
457:
374:Georges Renavent
364:as Maxl Schinner
236:20th Century Fox
174:
172:
77:Nunnally Johnson
73:Darryl F. Zanuck
31:
19:
18:
1170:
1169:
1165:
1164:
1163:
1161:
1160:
1159:
1090:
1089:
1088:
1083:
893:Love Over Night
869:Captain Swagger
797:Another Scandal
757:Scrambled Wives
717:The Garter Girl
643:
637:
559:
545:
540:
539:
532:
507:
503:
484:
480:
467:
463:
458:
454:
449:
425:Chicago Tribune
417:Frank S. Nugent
407:
398:George Beranger
322:
252:
184:
177:
170:
168:
161:
146:
139:
137:
127:
93:
89:
75:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1168:
1158:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1085:
1084:
1082:
1081:
1073:
1065:
1057:
1049:
1045:Bahama Passage
1041:
1033:
1025:
1017:
1009:
1001:
997:Cafe Metropole
993:
989:Ladies in Love
985:
977:
973:No More Ladies
969:
961:
953:
945:
937:
929:
925:Beyond Victory
921:
913:
905:
897:
889:
885:The Shady Lady
881:
873:
865:
857:
853:Afraid to Love
849:
841:
833:
825:
817:
809:
801:
793:
785:
777:
769:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
721:
713:
705:
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
657:
648:
645:
644:
636:
635:
628:
621:
613:
607:
606:
605:
597:Cafe Metropole
593:
586:Cafe Metropole
582:
575:Cafe Metropole
571:
564:Cafe Metropole
558:
557:External links
555:
554:
553:
544:
541:
538:
537:
530:
518:Reprinted in:
510:Greene, Graham
501:
490:. p. 19.
478:
461:
451:
450:
448:
445:
430:Cafe Metropole
406:
403:
402:
401:
395:
389:
383:
380:Leonid Kinskey
377:
371:
365:
359:
353:
347:
344:Gregory Ratoff
341:
338:Adolphe Menjou
335:
329:
321:
318:
251:
248:
240:Gregory Ratoff
232:Adolphe Menjou
211:Cafe Metropole
205:
204:
201:
197:
196:
193:
189:
188:
185:
182:
179:
178:
176:
175:
164:
162:
159:
156:
155:
152:
151:Distributed by
148:
147:
142:
140:
135:
132:
131:
125:David Buttolph
122:
118:
117:
112:
108:
107:
102:
101:Cinematography
98:
97:
95:Adolphe Menjou
84:
80:
79:
70:
66:
65:
63:Gregory Ratoff
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
22:Cafe Metropole
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1167:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1097:
1095:
1079:
1078:
1074:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1063:
1062:
1058:
1055:
1054:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1042:
1039:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1030:
1026:
1023:
1022:
1018:
1015:
1014:
1010:
1007:
1006:
1002:
999:
998:
994:
991:
990:
986:
983:
982:
978:
975:
974:
970:
967:
966:
962:
959:
958:
954:
951:
950:
946:
943:
942:
938:
935:
934:
930:
927:
926:
922:
919:
918:
914:
911:
910:
906:
903:
902:
898:
895:
894:
890:
887:
886:
882:
879:
878:
877:Hold 'Em Yale
874:
871:
870:
866:
863:
862:
858:
855:
854:
850:
847:
846:
842:
839:
838:
834:
831:
830:
826:
823:
822:
818:
815:
814:
810:
807:
806:
802:
799:
798:
794:
791:
790:
786:
783:
782:
781:Unseeing Eyes
778:
775:
774:
773:The Go-Getter
770:
767:
766:
762:
759:
758:
754:
751:
750:
746:
743:
742:
738:
735:
734:
730:
727:
726:
722:
719:
718:
714:
711:
710:
706:
703:
702:
698:
695:
694:
690:
687:
686:
682:
679:
678:
674:
671:
670:
666:
663:
662:
658:
655:
654:
650:
649:
646:
642:
634:
629:
627:
622:
620:
615:
614:
611:
604:
601:
599:
598:
594:
592:
588:
587:
583:
581:
577:
576:
572:
570:
566:
565:
561:
560:
551:
547:
546:
533:
527:
523:
515:
514:Night and Day
511:
505:
497:
493:
489:
482:
475:. p. 17.
474:
473:
465:
456:
452:
444:
442:
441:Graham Greene
438:
437:Night and Day
433:
431:
427:
426:
421:
418:
414:
413:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
366:
363:
362:Christian Rub
360:
357:
356:Helen Westley
354:
351:
348:
345:
342:
339:
336:
333:
330:
327:
326:Loretta Young
324:
323:
313:
307:Loretta Young
305:
301:
298:
294:
293:
287:
283:
279:
277:
272:
269:
264:
262:
257:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
225:
224:Loretta Young
222:and starring
221:
217:
213:
212:
202:
198:
195:United States
194:
190:
186:
180:
166:
165:
163:
157:
153:
149:
145:
141:
133:
130:
126:
123:
119:
116:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
96:
92:
88:
87:Loretta Young
85:
81:
78:
74:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
54:
53:Jacques Deval
51:
49:Screenplay by
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1075:
1067:
1059:
1051:
1043:
1035:
1027:
1021:Cafe Society
1019:
1011:
1003:
996:
995:
987:
979:
971:
963:
955:
947:
939:
931:
923:
915:
907:
899:
891:
883:
875:
867:
859:
851:
843:
835:
827:
819:
811:
803:
795:
787:
779:
771:
763:
755:
747:
739:
731:
723:
715:
707:
699:
691:
683:
675:
667:
659:
651:
596:
585:
574:
563:
549:
543:Bibliography
521:
513:
504:
487:
481:
470:
464:
455:
436:
434:
429:
423:
422:
410:
408:
392:André Cheron
386:Paul Porcasi
332:Tyrone Power
315:Tyrone Power
296:
290:
288:
284:
280:
273:
265:
253:
228:Tyrone Power
218:directed by
210:
209:
208:
183:Running time
160:Release date
91:Tyrone Power
909:Rich People
901:Paris Bound
805:Bad Company
661:Barnaby Lee
459:Halbout p.9
435:Writing in
276:boutonnière
115:Irene Morra
69:Produced by
39:Directed by
1100:1937 films
1094:Categories
821:White Mice
447:References
376:as Captain
187:83 minutes
171:1937-05-07
136:Production
813:Headlines
496:181843341
439:in 1937,
415:, critic
405:Reception
382:as Artist
334:as Alexis
111:Edited by
1037:Virginia
829:Atta Boy
765:Free Air
580:AllMovie
492:ProQuest
268:baccarat
200:Language
121:Music by
83:Starring
59:Story by
933:Rebound
917:Holiday
600:at the
589:at the
346:as Paul
203:English
192:Country
169: (
138:company
1080:(1946)
1072:(1943)
1064:(1943)
1056:(1941)
1048:(1941)
1040:(1941)
1032:(1940)
1029:Safari
1024:(1939)
1016:(1939)
1008:(1937)
1000:(1937)
992:(1936)
984:(1936)
976:(1935)
968:(1935)
960:(1933)
952:(1932)
944:(1932)
936:(1931)
928:(1931)
920:(1930)
912:(1929)
904:(1929)
896:(1928)
888:(1928)
880:(1928)
872:(1928)
864:(1927)
856:(1927)
848:(1927)
840:(1927)
832:(1926)
824:(1926)
816:(1925)
808:(1925)
800:(1924)
792:(1924)
784:(1923)
776:(1923)
768:(1922)
760:(1921)
752:(1921)
744:(1921)
736:(1921)
728:(1920)
720:(1920)
712:(1920)
704:(1919)
696:(1917)
688:(1917)
680:(1917)
672:(1917)
664:(1917)
656:(1917)
528:
494:
292:Sûreté
261:francs
256:Paris
709:Babs
569:IMDb
526:ISBN
320:Cast
250:Plot
230:and
578:at
567:at
297:her
254:In
1096::
226:,
632:e
625:t
618:v
534:.
516:.
498:.
173:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
