Fools for Scandal (1938)

Rene is broke and Kay is a rich actress visiting Paris. They meet, share a cab and dinner. He is smitten by her, but she leaves for London and he follows. At her house, when he cooks the ... See full summary »

Directors:

Mervyn LeRoy, Bobby Connolly

Writers:

Herbert Fields (screen play), Joseph Fields (screen play),

Stars:

Carole Lombard, Fernand Gravey, Ralph Bellamy

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Carole Lombard	...	Kay Winters
Fernand Gravey	...	Rene (as Fernand Gravet)
Ralph Bellamy	...	Phillip Chester
Allen Jenkins	...	Dewey Gibson
Isabel Jeans	...	Lady Paula Malverton
Marie Wilson	...	Myrtle
Marcia Ralston	...	Jill
Ottola Nesmith	...	Agnes (as Tola Nesmith)
Heather Thatcher	...	Lady Potter-Porter
Jacques Lory	...	Papa Joli-Coeur
Tempe Pigott	...	Bessie (as Tempe Piggott)
Michelette Burani	...	Mme. Brioche
Jeni Le Gon	...	Specialty (as Jeni LeGon)
Les Hite and His Orchestra
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Les Hite	...	Leader of His Orchestra

Storyline

Rene is broke and Kay is a rich actress visiting Paris. They meet, share a cab and dinner. He is smitten by her, but she leaves for London and he follows. At her house, when he cooks the dessert, the chef quits and he takes the job, unbeknownst to Kay. By the next day, the scandal is all over London about him living in her house and that upsets Philip, who wants Kay for his wife. Kay tells Rene to leave, but Rene plans to get rid of Philip.

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Plot Keywords:

chef | actress | cook | insurance agent | london england | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

16 April 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

Escândalos de Amor

Box Office

Budget:

$1,300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

80 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Warner Bros. originally planned to shoot this movie in Technicolor.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits say "Music and Lyrics by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart" even though Rodgers wrote only the music and Hart only the lyrics.

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Soundtracks

"How Can You Forget?"
(1938) (uncredited)
Music by Richard Rodgers
Heard as incidental music

User Reviews

'it's scandalicious!'

An enjoyable character-driven romantic comedy, and a delight it was. Don't expect the best thing since sliced bread, but for a genre which I don't particularly find to be my cup of tea, this made me smile a bit.

Most of the smiling due to Fernand Gravet's performance, slick, charming, funny and clever, as well as the chemistry between he and Lombarde. The supporting roles filled by Bellamy and Jeans were also spot on, creating a great comedic environment.

I don't put much stock into plot when it comes to romantic comedies, regardless of whether it was made yesterday or 60 years ago, so if you can get past that, then you'll truly enjoy yourself.

7/10