God knows what possessed Rene Clair to remake Le Morte en fuite a scant two years after the French gem was released and if he had to remake it surely he could have found someone better than the inept Jack Buchanan and insipid Maurice Chevalier to recreate the roles originally played to perfection by Michel Simon and Jules Berry. Whatever the reason it wasn't strong enough and Clair - who I find overrated at the best of times had a serious off day when he called out 'Scene One, Take One. Almost nothing works, almost everything is third rate and no doubt Cole Porter couldn't wait to delete this credit from his CV. See it only if you have a penchant for tacky, mediocre remakes of French gems.
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