The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
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- PG
- 1h 55min
- Comedy, Romance
- 13 Jun 1957 (USA)
- Movie
- Nominated for 5 BAFTA Film Awards. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Richard Wattis | ... |
Northbrook
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David Horne | ... |
The Foreign Office
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Laurence Olivier | ... |
The Regent
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Jeremy Spenser | ... |
King Nicolas
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Sybil Thorndike | ... |
The Queen Dowager
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Harold Goodwin | ... |
Call Boy
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Gladys Henson | ... |
Dresser
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Marilyn Monroe | ... |
Elsie
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Jean Kent | ... |
Maisie Springfield
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Charles Victor | ... |
Theatre Manager
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Daphne Anderson | ... |
Fanny
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Vera Day | ... |
Betty
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Gillian Owen | ... |
Maggie
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Esmond Knight | ... |
Hoffman
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Paul Hardwick | ... |
Major Domo
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Rosamund Greenwood | ... |
Maud
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Andreas Malandrinos | ... |
Valet with Violin
(as Andrea Melandrinos)
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Margot Lister | ... |
Lottie
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Dennis Edwards | ... |
Head Valet
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Aubrey Dexter | ... |
The Ambassador
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Maxine Audley | ... |
Lady Sunningdale
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jack Armstrong | ... |
Dignitary at Ball (uncredited)
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Charles Belchier | ... |
Footman (uncredited)
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Paul Beradi | ... |
Dignitary (uncredited)
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Wallace Bosco | ... |
Dignitary at Coronation (uncredited)
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Tony Castleton | ... |
Man Watching Royal Procession (uncredited)
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Cyril Chamberlain | ... |
Bit Part (uncredited)
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Fred Davis | ... |
Dignitary at Ball (uncredited)
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Violetta Farjeon | ... |
Cameo (uncredited)
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Bess Flowers | ... |
Dignitary (uncredited)
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Carole Gray | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Garard Green | ... |
Dignitary at Ball (uncredited)
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Aileen Lewis | ... |
Dignitary (uncredited)
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Leonard Llewellyn | ... |
Dignitary at Coronation (uncredited)
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Jeanette Pearce | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Dido Plumb | ... |
Dignitary (uncredited)
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John Wilder | ... |
Footman (uncredited)
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Douglas Wilmer | ... |
Lord Percy (uncredited)
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Directed by
Laurence Olivier |
Written by
Terence Rattigan | ... | (by) |
Terence Rattigan | ... | (screenplay) |
Terence Rattigan | ... | (play "The Sleeping Prince") (uncredited) |
Produced by
Milton H. Greene | ... | executive producer |
Marilyn Monroe | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Laurence Olivier | ... | producer |
Music by
Richard Addinsell |
Cinematography by
Jack Cardiff | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Jack Harris |
Casting By
Weston Drury Jr. | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Design by
Roger K. Furse | ... | (as Roger Furse) |
Art Direction by
Carmen Dillon |
Makeup Department
Gordon Bond | ... | hairdresser |
Tony Sforzini | ... | makeup artist (as Toni Sforzini) |
Daphne Vollmer | ... | assistant hairdresser (uncredited) |
John Wilcox | ... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
Edward Joseph | ... | production manager (as Teddy Joseph) |
Hugh Perceval | ... | executive in charge of production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Bushell | ... | associate director |
David W. Orton | ... | assistant director (as David Orton) |
Geoffrey Haine | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Luciano Sacripanti | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
David Tringham | ... | third assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Dario Simoni | ... | set dresser |
Ernest Archer | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Bill Gold | ... | poster designer (uncredited) |
Terence Marsh | ... | draughtsman (uncredited) |
Ronnie Udell | ... | construction manager (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Gordon K. McCallum | ... | sound recordist (as Gordon McCallum) |
John W. Mitchell | ... | sound recordist (as John Mitchell) |
Ron Butcher | ... | sound camera operator (uncredited) |
Roy Charman | ... | assistant boom operator (uncredited) |
Danny Daniel | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Harry Fairbairn | ... | sound assistant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Charles Staffell | ... | special effects |
Bill Warrington | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
Cliff Culley | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Peter Melrose | ... | matte artist (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Denys N. Coop | ... | camera operator (as Denys Coop) |
Wally Fairweather | ... | focus puller (uncredited) |
Reg Johnson | ... | assistant camera (uncredited) |
James Swarbrick | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Lynda Swarbrick | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Beatrice Dawson | ... | ladies costumes |
John Briggs | ... | wardrobe master (uncredited) |
Vi Murray | ... | wardrobe mistress (uncredited) |
Jocelyn Rickards | ... | assistant costume designer (uncredited) |
May Walding | ... | dresser: Marilyn Monroe (uncredited) |
Music Department
Ted Drake | ... | music recordist |
Muir Mathieson | ... | music director |
Douglas Gamley | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Elaine Schreyeck | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
William Chappell | ... | dances arranged by |
Jimmy Spoard | ... | assistant |
Alan Arnold | ... | unit publicist (uncredited) |
Ron Atkinson | ... | chief accountant (uncredited) |
Bill Batchelor | ... | special press representation (uncredited) |
Colin Clark | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Norma Garment | ... | production secretary (uncredited) |
Juanita Oswin | ... | publicity secretary (uncredited) |
Una Pearl | ... | stand-in: Marilyn Monroe (uncredited) |
Paula Strasberg | ... | dialogue coach: Marilyn Monroe (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Warner Bros. (presents)
- Marilyn Monroe Production I
- Polyphony Digital (presents)
Distributors
- Warner Bros. (1957) (United States) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1957) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1965) (Finland) (tv)
- Fazer Musiikki Oy/Fazer Video (1991) (Finland) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Living Colour Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1986) (Greece) (VHS)
- Canvas (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
- Emerald (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Eén (2017) (Belgium) (tv)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1980) (Finland) (tv)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
- TCM Cinema (2022) (France) (tv)
- TV3 (1988) (Finland) (tv)
- Warner Archive Collection (2023) (United States) (Blu-ray) (4k restoration)
- Warner Home Video (United States) (VHS) (pan and scan)
- Warner Home Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Polyphony Digital (music)
- Western Electric (sound recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Among the dignitaries from the Balkan State of Carpathia in London for the coronation of King George V and Queen Mary in June 1911 is the Regent, His Serene Highness the Grand Duke Charles. The London foreign office places great importance on Carpathia because of an unstable geopolitical situation with Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany set to overthrow its monarchy government if allowed. The Regent, a Prince originally from Hungary, and the most-recent, now-deceased Queen married for convenience. As such, the Regent has spent time with a series of lady friends while on his travels in his somewhat "free" state. In meeting one of those London women, music-hall actress Maisie Springfield, and the company of her current production "The Coconut Girl," the Regent has his eye on one of the show's minor players, American actress Elsie Marina. When seemingly-simpleminded Elsie receives a party invitation from the Regent for that evening, she clearly understands the implications when she learns upon her arrival at the Carpathian Embassy, where the Regent and the Carpathian entourage are staying, that the party is just for two. On the Regent's relatively short stay in London, he just wants to have some fun; Elsie doesn't mind fun within a proper context: no dinners for two without a formal getting-to-know-each-other period. Elsie gets caught up in the diplomatic and geopolitical side of the issues when she inadvertently meets the other two royal members of the Carpathian entourage: the Queen Dowager, the Regent's mother-in-law, who isn't as hard-of-hearing as she suggests as she carries out her duties; and Nicholas VIII, the Regent's son and 16-year-old current King, who will take over official duties when he comes of age in 18 months--and who, unlike his father, is sympathetic to both the democratic process in wanting free elections in Carpathia and to the Germans he's related to on his mother's side. All these goings-on make for a difficult few days for Northbrook, the foreign office's envoy who has just temporarily taken over this file. Written by Huggo |
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Taglines | There's only one Marilyn Monroe but there isn't one Marilyn Monroe picture that teases and tickles like Marilyn Monroe starring with Laurence Olivier in Warner Bros.' 'The Prince and the Showgirl' See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Marilyn Monroe and Sir Laurence Olivier had trouble filming together. He would often get angry at her forgetting lines or being late to the set. Monroe was furious one day while filming, when Laurence told her to "just be sexy". See more » |
Goofs | Northbrook refers to the foxtrot, a dance that didn't premiere until 1914, three years later. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966). See more » |
Soundtracks | The Duke of York See more » |
Quotes |
Elsie Marina:
[having learned the details of the Regent's "party"]
You know, there's a word for what you are and it's not Deputy Head of the Far Eastern Department. See more » |