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Fools For Scandal

1938, Movie, NR, 81 mins

Fools For Scandal: Review

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A disappointing attempt at comedy in the MY MAN GODFREY vein. Lombard is a famous American film star, visiting Paris and sauntering through Montmartre when she meets Gravet, an extremely poor French marquis who is all title and no money. They don't know a thing about each other but have a lovely afternoon, ride in a taxi, and sup together late that night at one of Paris' more elegant nightspots. She returns to London, and Gravet, following her there, gains access to a party she's giving. Pulling his leg, she offers him a job in her household as a servant, and he, surprisingly, accepts! Gravet proves to be a good butler and cook and now spends his time in keeping Lombard from marrying insurance man Ralph Bellamy. A love affair springs up between them, the conclusion of which is foregone. Rodgers and Hart wrote a number of songs for the movie but most were left on the cutting room floor. The surviving songs are: "There's a Boy in Harlem" and "How Can You Forget?" Bellamy provides the only true comedy in the picture. Gravet is dull, and even the radiant Lombard leaves much to be desired. In the party scene, you may catch sight of one of Hollywood's greatest characters, the legendary Mike Romanoff, restaurateur to the stars. Romanoff's real name was Harry Gerguson and everyone knew he was a fraud, but he was such a charming boondoggler that nobody in the Hollywood of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s cared. After the Rodeo Drive restaurant finally went under, Romanoff attached himself to some of his celebrity buddies and can be seen in later years in a few of Sinatra's pictures, most notably TONY ROME. leave a comment
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