A four star delight starring Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charlie Ruggles, Charles Butterworth, Myrna Loy, and C. Aubrey Smith. Added to the National Film Registry in 1990. "Isn't It Romantic" is #73 on AFI's 100 Top Movie Songs of All Time.
Chevalier is a tailor owed money by aristocrat Ruggles, so he follows Ruggles' order of 15 suits to his château. There, the princess (MacDonald) is being courted by an uninspiring Count (Butterworth), put up to it by the Duke (Smith), who is hoping to find an adequate husband for her. The Duke keeps reign on the others because he controls the money, which he won't give to Ruggles or the Countess (Loy). When Chevalier shows up, he charms everyone and is pursued openly by Loy. Of course, there are opportunities for him to sing, and (double) of course, he will win the princess in the end.
Though the film "feels" like one of Chevalier's pairings with director Ernst Lubitsch, this one was directed by Rouben Mamoulian.
Chevalier is a tailor owed money by aristocrat Ruggles, so he follows Ruggles' order of 15 suits to his château. There, the princess (MacDonald) is being courted by an uninspiring Count (Butterworth), put up to it by the Duke (Smith), who is hoping to find an adequate husband for her. The Duke keeps reign on the others because he controls the money, which he won't give to Ruggles or the Countess (Loy). When Chevalier shows up, he charms everyone and is pursued openly by Loy. Of course, there are opportunities for him to sing, and (double) of course, he will win the princess in the end.
Though the film "feels" like one of Chevalier's pairings with director Ernst Lubitsch, this one was directed by Rouben Mamoulian.