Fernand Gravey
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Alfred VII is a young and rich deposed King in exile in Paris and monumentally bored. When he becomes involved with a chorus girl whom he accidentally insults (by falling asleep), her indignation provides an opportunity for his loyal courtiers to bring him back to life.
The King and the Chorus Girl: Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. With Fernand Gravey, Joan Blondell, Edward Everett Horton, Alan Mowbray. Ex-King Alfred VII is a young, handsome, and charming erstwhile monarch who once ruled a nation of two million people.
- (451)
- Comedy, Romance
- Mervyn LeRoy
- 1937-03-27
Apr 4, 2019 · While there, chorus girl Dorothy Ellis (Joan Blondell) catches the King's eye (literally, with a mirror!). Smitten, he insists she join him for dinner but insults Dorothy by falling asleep...
- 3 min
- 2.4K
- Warner Bros. Classics
The King and the Chorus Girl. Summary: Ex-King Alfred VII is a young, handsome, and charming erstwhile monarch who once ruled a nation of two million people. Now all he has left are his Count Humbert and Duchess Anna, along with...
- 94 min
- 4K
He is about to fall asleep in his seat when he notices one of the chorus girls, Dorothy Ellis, and asks Anna and Humbert to invite her to supper. Dorothy arrives at the hotel where Alfred lives only to discover that he has fallen asleep, so she immediately returns home.
- Mervyn Leroy, Arthur Lueker
- Fernand Gravet
When the debaucherous and womanizing ex-monarch King Alfred VII (Fernand Gravey) notices Dorothy Ellis (Joan Blondell), a chorus girl at the Folies Bergère, he asks his loyal subjects to invite...
- Musical, Comedy
The King and the Chorus Girl (1937) Joan Blondell later described her turn here as an American chorus girl in Paris who attracts the attention of a deposed, despondent monarch (Fernand Gravey) as her favorite role.
