Students of film lore will find much to enjoy in THE LOVE PARADE. It was Ernst Lubitsch's first sound film, Jeanette MacDonald's debut, Maurice Chevalier's second picture, and the first of three that the director made with these leads. (The others were ONE HOUR WITH YOU, THE MERRY WIDOW.)
The featherweight story takes place in mythical Sylvania, where Queen Louise (MacDonald) is desperately lonely for male companionship. Count Alfred Renard (Chevalier), her emissary to France, has been cavorting so conspicuously that she has recalled him to Sylvania. Summoned to Louise's bedchamber
so she can check out what endears him to so many women, Alfred is quickly wedded to ...
Released:
1929
Rated:
NR
Length:
107 mins