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"Something pretty-very pretty! A royal romance farce. A gay, dashing, high living nobleman looses his title for cash and his heart because he can't help it. Something to laugh over."

1929 1h 0m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Menjou is a gentleman for sale to the daughter of any millionaire who will pay his debts and support him in the style to which he is accustomed.

“Something pretty-very pretty! A royal romance farce. A gay, dashing, high living nobleman looses his title for cash and his heart because he can't help it. Something to laugh over.”

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Cast

Adolphe Menjou
Marquis d'Argenville
Nora Lane
Peggy Winton
Chester Conklin
Mr. Gruger
Dot Farley
Mrs. Gruger
Lucille Powers
Gwendolyn Gruger
Mischa Auer
Albert
Alex Melesh
Floret
Michael Visaroff
Jacques

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Tuttle
Writers: Frederic Arnold Kummer, Ernest Vajda, Ethel Doherty
Languages: No Language
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Tuttle, shot by Harry Fischbeck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Verna Willis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Adolphe Menjou and Nora Lane and Chester Conklin carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Something pretty-very pretty! A royal romance farce. A gay, dashing, high living nobleman looses his title for cash and his heart because he can't help it. Something to laugh over.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0020145 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Frank Tuttle directs. Harry Fischbeck behind the camera. Verna Willis cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in No Language.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 60-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
297 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Frank Tuttle, shot by Harry Fischbeck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Verna Willis shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Adolphe Menjou and Nora Lane and Chester Conklin carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Something pretty-very pretty! A royal romance farce. A gay, dashing, high living nobleman looses his title for cash and his heart because he can't help it. Something to laugh over.".
8IMDB entry: tt0020145 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.