Champagne for Caesar (1950)In order to get even with the pompous president of a soap company, an eccentric genius goes on his quiz show in order to bankrupt his company. Director:Richard Whorf |
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Champagne for Caesar (1950)In order to get even with the pompous president of a soap company, an eccentric genius goes on his quiz show in order to bankrupt his company. Director:Richard Whorf |
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| Ronald Colman | ... | ||
| Celeste Holm | ... | ||
| Vincent Price | ... | ||
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Barbara Britton | ... |
Gwenn Bottomley
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| Art Linkletter | ... |
Happy Hogan
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Gabriel Heatter | ... |
Announcer
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George Fisher | ... |
Announcer
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Byron Foulger | ... |
Gerald
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Ellye Marshall | ... |
Frosty
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Vicki Raaf | ... |
Waters' Secretary
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John Eldredge | ... |
Executive #1
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| Lyle Talbot | ... |
Executive #2
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George Leigh | ... |
Executive #3
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John Hart | ... |
Executive #4
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Caesar the Parrot
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What happens when the man who knows everything goes on a quiz show that doubles your cash prize every time a you answer a question correctly? Beauregard Bottomly is that man & what happens is you end up with 40 million dollars at stake. Written by April M. Cheek <Aravis2713@aol.com>
I haven't seen this for years so my mind is a little sketchy on the exact plot but it goes something like this: Beauregard Bottomley (Ronald Colman) a VERY intelligent man goes on a radio quiz show. He keeps answering all the questions correctly and gets more and more money. The show's creator (Vincent Price) wants to stop him. Celeste Holm plays the obligatory love interest.
Just great. Who thought Price could do comedy? He's absolutely hilarious on screen. He's clearly having the time of his life and it rubs off on the audience. It basically reaches the point when he appears on screen you start grinning. His reaction when Albert Einstein calls the show to correct an answer to a question is uproarious.
Also it has a great, intelligent script with one-liners flying fast and furious. Colman and Holm are good also but it's Prices movie all the way through.
Unfortunately this remains virtually unknown (good luck finding a print). The last time I saw it was in the late 1990s at a revival theatre--and it was a TERRIBLE print. Let's hope this makes it on DVD in good shape someday.