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Café Metropole

  • 19371937
  • ApprovedApproved
  • 1h 23m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
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Tyrone Power, Adolphe Menjou, and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
  • Romance
In Paris, a young American is in debt to a nightclub owner, who forces him to woo an heiress in hopes of reaping her fortune.In Paris, a young American is in debt to a nightclub owner, who forces him to woo an heiress in hopes of reaping her fortune.In Paris, a young American is in debt to a nightclub owner, who forces him to woo an heiress in hopes of reaping her fortune.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
646
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Edward H. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Jacques Deval(screen play)
    • Gregory Ratoff(original story)
  • Stars
    • Loretta Young
    • Tyrone Power
    • Adolphe Menjou
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  • Director
    • Edward H. Griffith
  • Writers
    • Jacques Deval(screen play)
    • Gregory Ratoff(original story)
  • Stars
    • Loretta Young
    • Tyrone Power
    • Adolphe Menjou
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    • 17User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Tyrone Power and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power, Adolphe Menjou, and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power, George Beranger, and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power, Adolphe Menjou, and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power, Georges Renavent, and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Edward H. Griffith and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)
    Tyrone Power, Adolphe Menjou, and Loretta Young in Café Metropole (1937)

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    Loretta Young
    Loretta Young
    • Laura Ridgewayas Laura Ridgeway
    Tyrone Power
    Tyrone Power
    • Alexander Brown aka Alexisas Alexander Brown aka Alexis
    Adolphe Menjou
    Adolphe Menjou
    • Monsieur Victoras Monsieur Victor
    Gregory Ratoff
    Gregory Ratoff
    • Paulas Paul…
    Charles Winninger
    Charles Winninger
    • Joseph Ridgewayas Joseph Ridgeway
    Helen Westley
    Helen Westley
    • Margaret Ridgewayas Margaret Ridgeway
    Christian Rub
    Christian Rub
    • Maxl Schinneras Maxl Schinner
    Ferdinand Gottschalk
    Ferdinand Gottschalk
    • Monsieur Leon Monnetas Monsieur Leon Monnet
    Georges Renavent
    Georges Renavent
    • Captainas Captain
    Leonid Kinskey
    Leonid Kinskey
    • Artistas Artist
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Arthur Cleveland Thorndykeas Arthur Cleveland Thorndyke
    Paul Porcasi
    Paul Porcasi
    • Police Officialas Police Official
    André Cheron
    • Croupieras Croupier
    • (as Andre Cheron)
    George Beranger
    George Beranger
    • Hat Clerkas Hat Clerk
    • (as Andre Beranger)
    Demetrius Alexis
    • Gambleras Gambler
    • (uncredited)
    Lynn Bari
    Lynn Bari
    • Cafe Patronas Cafe Patron
    • (uncredited)
    Eugene Borden
    • Waiteras Waiter
    • (uncredited)
    Fred Cavens
    • Train Guardas Train Guard
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Edward H. Griffith
    • Writers
      • Jacques Deval(screen play)
      • Gregory Ratoff(original story)
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    Storyline

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    Victor Lobard, the smooth and nimble owner of the Café Metropole in Paris, has only ten days to replace a small fortune he embezzled from the business; he and a clerk face prison if he fails. He thinks he's won the money at a casino then learns he's in possession of a rubber check written by Alexander Brown, a well-mannered but penniless Yank. Lobard cooks up a scheme: to have Brown pretend to be a Russian prince, woo a visiting American, and get her rich father to give Brown the money Lobard needs. Several problems: Brown's not a very good impostor, a real Russian prince presents himself, and the two young people fall in love. Does prison await or do wild strawberries? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>
    • 1930s
    • year 1937
    • russian prince
    • money
    • russian
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    • Taglines
      • The "LOVE IS NEWS" SWEETHEARTS play love's most exciting game-in the season's smartest entertainment! (Print Ad- Buffalo Courier-Express, ((Buffalo, NY)) 10 May 1937)
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
      • Romance
    • Certificate
      • Approved
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    • Trivia
      Two scenes featuring Bill Robinson (aka "Bojangles Robinson") were cut from the final version of the film: a solo tap dance performance in black tie by the dancing legend and a duet in beachcomber outfits with Geneva Sawyer. Both scenes are included in a DVD released by Fox as part of "Tyrone Power, Matinee Idol."
    • Goofs
      The Russian National Anthem that is sung by the waiter is incorrect. For 1937, the year the film is set in, the National Anthem of Russia would have been "Worker's Marseillaise", instead of "God, save the Tsar". Likewise, aristocracy would have been expelled or executed from the fledgling Russian Provisional Government.
    • Quotes

      Alexis: Love not only comes, it goes. Comes and goes. Comes...

      Laura Ridgeway: Yes, I know... like your accent.

    • Connections
      Featured in Hidden Hollywood: Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Film Vaults (1997)

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    Top review
    8/10
    With all that beauty, who listens to what they're saying?
    A broke American is forced to pose as a Russian prince in order to pay a gambling debt in "Cafe Metropole," a film written by the multi-talented Gregory Ratoff, who also plays a role in the movie. This is a funny, light, romantic comedy where the best scenes are saved for the character actors Charles Winninger and Helen Westley, who have great banter. Menjou is a duplicitous restaurateur who blackmails Tyrone Power into going along with his scheme; Loretta Young, romanced by Power, is the beautiful daughter of Charles Winninger.

    If you're a shallow person, this is the movie for you because it's Eye Candy City. Power and Young, two people very, very high on any "most beautiful" list, are so ethereally, incalculably gorgeous that it's hard to listen to a word they're saying while they're on screen. And Young's fashions are divine '30s couturier. This is one of Power's very early films; he was only 22 when it was made, and though only a year older than he was, Young had been around since silent film days. For me, Power's looks reached their full dazzle about two to three years later but if you only saw him in Cafe Metropole, you'd have a hard time believing there could be any improvement in that face. And in a tuxedo for so much of the movie. Almost too much of a good thing.

    Anyway, if you can concentrate, Cafe Metropole is a delightful film.

    As a bit of trivia, Power and Young made several films together in Power's early days at Fox. They remained friends, and in 1958, Young showed up for Power's funeral straight from filming her TV show, decked out and unrecognizable in Oriental garb and makeup to match. In the late '70s, she was photographed with Power's son, Ty, Jr., and you would swear you'd gone back in time. His resemblance to his father was so striking, and she was still so very beautiful.
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    • Release date
      • May 7, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • French
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • Kafe Metropol
    • Filming locations
      • 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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