
Among the dignitaries from the Balkan State of Carpathia in London for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in June 1911 is the Regent, His Serene Highness the Grand Duke Charles. The London foreign office places great importance on Carpathia because of an unstable geopolitical situation with Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany set to overthrow its monarchy government if allowed. The Regent, a Prince originally from Hungary, and the most-recent, now-deceased Queen married for... (Full plot summary below)
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Among the dignitaries from the Balkan State of Carpathia in London for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in June 1911 is the Regent, His Serene Highness the Grand Duke Charles. The London foreign office places great importance on Carpathia because of an unstable geopolitical situation with Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany set to overthrow its monarchy government if allowed. The Regent, a Prince originally from Hungary, and the most-recent, now-deceased Queen married for convenience. As such, the Regent has spent time with a series of lady friends while on his travels in his somewhat "free" state. In meeting one of those London women, music-hall actress Maisie Springfield, and the company of her current production "The Coconut Girl," the Regent has his eye on one of the show's minor players, American actress Elsie Marina. When seemingly-simpleminded Elsie receives a party invitation instead has his eyes set on one of the minor players in the show, American actress Elsie Marina. When seemingly simpleminded Elsie receives a party invitation from the Regent for that evening, she clearly understands the implications when she learns upon her arrival at the Carpathian Embassy, where the Regent and the Carpathian entourage are staying, that the party is just for two. On the Regent's relatively short stay in London, he just wants to have some fun; Elsie doesn't mind fun within a proper context: no dinners for two without a formal getting-to-know-each-other period. Elsie gets caught up in the diplomatic and geopolitical side of the issues when she inadvertently meets the other two royal members of the Carpathian entourage: the Queen Dowager, the Regent's mother-in-law, who isn't as hard-of-hearing as she suggests as she carries out her duties; and Nicholas VIII, the Regent's son and 16-year-old current King, who will take over official duties when he comes of age in 18 months--and who, unlike his father, is sympathetic to both the democratic process in wanting free elections in Carpathia and to the Germans he's related to on his mother's side. All these goings-on make for a difficult few days for Northbrook, the foreign office's envoy who has just temporarily taken over this file.
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| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzGenial but Dull and heavy-handed Ruritarian comedy that co-stars the 50-year-old British stage great Olivier with the 30-year-old American Hollywood sex queen Marilyn Monroe. |
| EmanuelLevy.ComEmanuel LevyDespite the star caliber, it's a minor movie--a curiosity--for both actor-director Olivier and star-producer Monroe, in large part due to the weaknesses of the source material and direction. |
| User ReviewCindy Nlove marilyn menroe shes awesome my mom nd me are fasinated by her |
| User ReviewMeredith LThe second Marilyn film she should have been nominated for an Oscar for - she did win the French and Italian oscars for best foreign actress in this film |
| User ReviewJames Claurence was great but marilyn steals the show |
| User ReviewMaria VFunny, sweet, and a small sample of Marilyn Monroes amazing acting talent |
| User Reviewgary twow what a movie 2 watch.....i have just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch.......its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie....i think that marilyn monroe, laurence olivier, sybily thorndike, dame sybil thorndike, jeremy spenser, richard wattis, terence rattigan, gladys henson, david horne play good roles/parts throughout this movie......i think that the director of this classics/drama/romance/comedy movie had done a great job of directing this movie because you never know what 2 expect throughout this movie...i think that laurence olivier/marilyn monroe were brilliant throughout this movie....i think that this is a great romance movie 2 watch its got a great cast throughout this movie n its enjoyable 2 watch |
| User Reviewvictor lThe Prince and the Showgirl is the typical fairytale with a very simple story and formulaic elements, but despite all this, I loved it. Marilyn is sympathetic, sexy, charming, sweet, a little dumb sometimes but clever. The film is very entertaining. It's not as good or remarkable as Hamlet is, but this is great aswell. |
| User ReviewSabrina AMarilyn è meravigliosa. Oscura tutti gli altri attori. Bellissimo, leggero, femminile |
| User ReviewJosh ABest MM movie, full of subtle comedy intelligence!!! |