Directed by:
Ernst LubitschCinematography:
Victor MilnerCast:
Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Lupino Lane, Lillian Roth, Eugene Pallette, Edgar Norton, Lionel Belmore, Jean Harlow, Ben Turpin, Antonín Vaverka (more)Plots(1)
In the kingdom of Sylvania, the aged cabinet ministers worry over the fact that Queen Louise is not married. Then, Count Alfred returns in disgrace from Paris, where he has carried on numerous affairs with young ladies. Learning of his escapades, the queen invites him to demonstrate his romantic prowess. The cabinet is pleased by their blossoming romance and Louise and Alfred marry, but the power struggle between the sexes and Alfred’s pride could get in the way of their happy ending. (Morelia International Film Festival)
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The Love Parade is a film about which much can be said. For example, it was Lubitsch's first audio film, and Jeanette MacDonald's film debut. He was also one of the first to shoot up among the stars of Hollywood Frenchman Maurice Chevalier. He received 6 Oscar nominations and helped Paramount Studios overcome a crisis. And yet the film is just a cute bit of silliness based on an old European substance set in a fictional kingdom. Or better yet, the old French play "Le Prince Consort" (1903) by Jules Chancel and Léon Xanrof, which began playing on Broadway in 1905.
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