Love Me Tonight

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Love Me Tonight

1932,

1h 44m,

Musical/

Comedy

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In this stylish musical comedy, Maurice Courtelin (Maurice Chevalier), a French tailor, travels to the castle of nearby royalty to collect payment on long overdue bills. A series of mishaps force Courtelin to pose as a baron while he tries to woo the elegant Princess Jeanette (Jeanette MacDonald). Resistant to Courtelin's charms at first, she eventually becomes intrigued by him. However, when the truth gets out about Courtelin's humble identity, he risks losing the only woman that he loves.

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Eric Henderson

Slant Magazine

Nov 24, 2003

4/4

No longer was Chevalier the mysterious-if-gregarious "other"--he was a member of the proletariat just like everyone else.

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Josh Martin

Screen Slate

Jul 14, 2026

There is no quelling Mamoulian’s cleverness behind the camera. From the symphonic opening to its happily ever after, Love Me Tonight retains and sustains its joyous, formally ambitious absurdity.

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Rosalie Kicks

MovieJawn

Jun 19, 2024

2.75/4

This is such a silly and fun romp. I found the plot quite ridiculous as who would not want a suitor that is also a tailor? Imagine the future wardrobe possibilities!

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Dennis Harvey

48 Hills

Oct 29, 2020

There are really no "numbers" here, and no dancing at all-just a sophisticated weaving of song into the general atmosphere of wit and amour...

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María Luz Morales (Felipe Centeno)

La Vanguardia (Spain)

Feb 28, 2020

The director skillfully fuses the appeal of the artist to the expressiveness of the camera; the agility of the narrative technique to the casual irony of conception. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Pare Lorentz

Vanity Fair

May 31, 2019

The music itself half explains the excellence of the production.

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Ron S

Jan 22, 2017

'Love Me Tonight' is a charming and funny musical, starring Maurice Chevalier as a Parisian tailor who eventually meets and falls in love with a rich Princess played by Jeannette MacDonald. They're both strong and the cast includes the incomparable Myrna Loy in her first 'non-exotic' role, as well as C. Aubrey Smith as the Duke. All of the minor roles are well utilized, including three old ladies who chatter and gossip as they sew and try to cast spells ala the three witches in Macbeth (albeit good spells for the health of the Princess). The musical numbers are entertaining, the best of which is 'Isn't It Romantic?' sung early on by Chevalier, with the tune picked up by one of his customers as he heads out the door, passed along to a taxi driver and his fare, then by a group of soldiers who march, to a gypsy who plays it on a violin, and heard from a balcony by the Princess and sung by MacDonald. It's quite enchanting, and a tune which may stick in your head for awhile afterwards. 'The Son of a Gun Is Nothing But a Tailor' is also nicely performed, and seems years ahead of its time. The movie is chock full of nice touches, from the morning scenes and the 'music of the street' which open the movie, to Chevalier getting on a rambunctious horse for a hunt but then later protecting a deer, to the various witty lines and double entendres which pepper the script. Well done, and a nice (musical) romantic-comedy 1932-style.

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Rouben Mamoulian

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Maurice Courtelin

Jeanette MacDonald

Princess Jeanette

Charlie Ruggles

Viscount Gilbert de Varèze

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In this stylish musical comedy, Maurice Courtelin (Maurice Chevalier), a French tailor, travels to the castle of nearby royalty to collect payment on long overdue bills. A series of mishaps force Courtelin to pose as a baron while he tries to woo the elegant Princess Jeanette (Jeanette MacDonald). Resistant to Courtelin's charms at first, she eventually becomes intrigued by him. However, when the truth gets out about Courtelin's humble identity, he risks losing the only woman that he loves.

Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Producer: Rouben Mamoulian
Screenwriter: Paul Armont, Samuel Hoffenstein, Léopold Marchand, George Marion Jr., Waldemar Young
Distributor: Kino Video, Paramount Pictures
Production Co: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 17, 1932, Wide
Release Date (DVD): Mar 1, 2007
Runtime: 1h 44m
Sound Mix: Mono

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