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Folies Bergère de Paris

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In this 1935 musical comedy, featuring the glitzy production numbers of Busby Berkeley, Eugene Charlier (Maurice Chevalier) easily impersonates the married yet unfaithful Baron Cassini (also Chevalier) in his act. When the baron leaves for a secret out-of-country meeting, Charlier gets hired to play him again at a state reception. Both the baron and Charlier romantically toy with the baroness (Merle Oberon) and Charlier's lover, Mimi (Ann Sothern), in an amusing game of mistaken identity.

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Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine 10/02/2019
On the whole, Folies Bergeres de Paris is a rather minor Chevalier item, with its special entertainment features too thinly spread out to cover the threadbare plot. Go to Full Review Helen Brown Norden Vanity Fair 06/07/2019
... it still gives Chevalier a better chance to demonstrate that really magnificent charm of his which has hitherto been so stupidly suppressed and dulled by his Hollywood management. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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03/05/2016 The story is ordinary but the dance sequences are wonderful. See more 11/14/2014 Maurice Chevalier (in a dual role) sings and shines, and has good support from Ann Sothern and Merle Oberon; the Busby Berkeley-inspired production numbers (by Dave Gould) won an Oscar. See more 11/13/2008 good story but not too historically accurate See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Roy Del Ruth

Director

Maurice Chevalier

Eugene Charlier

Ann Sothern

Mimi

Merle Oberon

Baroness Genevieve Cassini

Eric Blore

Francois

Ferdinand Munier

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Synopsis In this 1935 musical comedy, featuring the glitzy production numbers of Busby Berkeley, Eugene Charlier (Maurice Chevalier) easily impersonates the married yet unfaithful Baron Cassini (also Chevalier) in his act. When the baron leaves for a secret out-of-country meeting, Charlier gets hired to play him again at a state reception. Both the baron and Charlier romantically toy with the baroness (Merle Oberon) and Charlier's lover, Mimi (Ann Sothern), in an amusing game of mistaken identity.
Director
Roy Del Ruth
Producer
Darryl F Zanuck
Screenwriter
Bess Meredyth, Hal Long
Production Co
United Artists
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 23m