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ComedyDrama

Café Metropole

- The "LOVE IS NEWS" SWEETHEARTS play love's most exciting game!

An American posing as a Russian prince woos a visiting Ohio heiress.

Release Date : 1937-04-28

Language :EnglishFrenchRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century Fox

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Cafe Metropole

Cast

Loretta Young

Character Name : Laura Ridgeway

Original Name : Loretta Young

Gender : Female

Tyrone Power

Character Name : Alexis

Original Name : Tyrone Power

Gender : Male

Adolphe Menjou

Character Name : Monsieur Victor

Original Name : Adolphe Menjou

Gender : Male

Gregory Ratoff

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Gregory Ratoff

Gender : Male

Charles Winninger

Character Name : Joseph Ridgeway

Original Name : Charles Winninger

Gender : Male

Helen Westley

Character Name : Margaret Ridgeway

Original Name : Helen Westley

Gender : Female

Christian Rub

Character Name : Maxl Schinner

Original Name : Christian Rub

Gender : Male

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Character Name : Monsieur Leon Monnet

Original Name : Ferdinand Gottschalk

Gender : Male

Georges Renavent

Character Name : Captain

Original Name : Georges Renavent

Gender : Male

Leonid Kinskey

Character Name : Artist

Original Name : Leonid Kinskey

Gender : Male

Hal K. Dawson

Character Name : Arthur Cleveland Thorndyke

Original Name : Hal K. Dawson

Gender : Male

Paul Porcasi

Character Name : Police Official

Original Name : Paul Porcasi

Gender : Male

André Cheron

Character Name : Croupier (as Andre Cheron)

Original Name : André Cheron

Gender : Male

George Beranger

Character Name : Hat Clerk (as Andre Beranger)

Original Name : George Beranger

Gender : Male

Demetrius Alexis

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Demetrius Alexis

Gender : Male

Lynn Bari

Character Name : Patron at Sidewalk Café (uncredited)

Original Name : Lynn Bari

Gender : Female

Eugene Borden

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Eugene Borden

Gender : Male

Fred Cavens

Character Name : Train Guard (uncredited)

Original Name : Fred Cavens

Gender : Male

Louise Clarke

Character Name : Native Girl (uncredited)

Original Name : Louise Clarke

Gender : Male

Albert Conti

Character Name : Gendarme at Jail (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Conti

Gender : Male

Marcelle Corday

Character Name : Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Marcelle Corday

Gender : Female

Gino Corrado

Character Name : Waiter at Sidewalk Café (uncredited)

Original Name : Gino Corrado

Gender : Male

George Davis

Character Name : Gendarme Outside Café Metropole (uncredited)

Original Name : George Davis

Gender : Male

Jean De Briac

Character Name : First Gendarme on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean De Briac

Gender : Male

Charles De Ravenne

Character Name : Page Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles De Ravenne

Gender : Male

Mario Dominici

Character Name : Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Mario Dominici

Gender : Male

Octavio Giraud

Character Name : Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Octavio Giraud

Gender : Male

Sam Harris

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

George Herbert

Character Name : Player (uncredited)

Original Name : George Herbert

Gender : Male

Ramsay Hill

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Ramsay Hill

Gender : Male

Armand Kaliz

Character Name : Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Original Name : Armand Kaliz

Gender : Male

Jacques Lory

Character Name : Elevator Operator (uncredited)

Original Name : Jacques Lory

Gender : Male

Jean Masset

Character Name : Player (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Masset

Gender : Male

Frank McLure

Character Name : Party Guest (uncredited)

Original Name : Frank McLure

Gender : Male

Louis Mercier

Character Name : Coatroom Attendant (uncredited)

Original Name : Louis Mercier

Gender : Male

Bert Moorhouse

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Bert Moorhouse

Gender : Male

Alberto Morin

Character Name : Page Boy (uncredited)

Original Name : Alberto Morin

Gender : Male

Manuel París

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : Manuel París

Gender : Male

Jean Perry

Character Name : Second Gendarme on Train (uncredited)

Original Name : Jean Perry

Gender : Male

John S. Peters

Character Name : Gambler (uncredited)

Original Name : John S. Peters

Gender : Male

Albert Pollet

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Albert Pollet

Gender : Male

Jules Raucourt

Character Name : Waiter (uncredited)

Original Name : Jules Raucourt

Gender : Male

Rolfe Sedan

Character Name : Flower Clerk (uncredited)

Original Name : Rolfe Sedan

Gender : Male

Leonid Snegoff

Character Name : Porter (uncredited)

Original Name : Leonid Snegoff

Gender : Male

Michael Visaroff

Character Name : First Cashier (uncredited)

Original Name : Michael Visaroff

Gender : Male

Frederick Vogeding

Character Name : Michael (uncredited)

Original Name : Frederick Vogeding

Gender : Male

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-06-20

Tyrone Power is at his most alluring in this rather daft tale of an American stuck in Paris where he owes quite a lot of money to a nightclub owner he has bounced a cheque upon. His only way out, is to schmooze wealthy American heiress "Laura" (Loretta Young) - and he only has ten days to achieve anything. His plan is not without it's flaws - he is to pretend to be the Russian "Prince Alexis" and hope that her wealthy father will bail him out. Snag is, the real Prince shows up and he starts to fall for the woman, for real! There is quite a fun role for Adolphe Menjou ("Lobard"), the dodgy owner of the club, and there is some genuine chemistry between the leading characters that makes this quite an enjoyable little comedy romance. The script is a bit predictable, as are many of the scenarios, and the ending is never really in doubt - but it's still quite a good, short, little film that is sympathetically photographed leaving us in no doubt why both were stars.