A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter's wedding.A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter's wedding.A con man must pass himself off as the owner of a château on the French Riviera when he is expected to host his estranged daughter's wedding.
- Horace Miller
- (as Tom Rutherfurd)
- Braemer's Servant
- (uncredited)
- Isman
- (uncredited)
- Antique Shop Proprietor
- (uncredited)
- James - Lord Braemer's Butler
- (uncredited)
- Mr. Parsons - Murillo Customer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis film received its initial television broadcast in Los Angeles Monday 20 May 1957 on KTTV (Channel 11), followed by Chicago 5 June 1957 on WBBM (Channel 2), by Memphis 29 August 1957 on WHBQ (Channel 13), by Seattle 30 August 1957 on KING (Channel 5), by Altoona PA 18 September 1957 on WFBG (Channel 10), by Spokane 8 October 1957 on KHQ (Channel 6), by Philadelphia 10 December 1957 on WFIL (Channel 6) and by Honolulu 26 December 1957 on KHVH (Channel 13); its earliest documented telecasts in San Francisco occurred 1 December 1959 on KGO (Channel 7) and in New York City 29 November 1962 on WCBS (Channel 2).
- GoofsWhen Ingraham is playing checkers with his friends at the cafe; there are other customers sitting at the tables in the background. But on the following cut; the customers are now different and they keep changing with successive cuts.
- Quotes
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller: Now, really, Agatha, you simply can't have the wedding here. Why, you won't have room for half the guests.
Mrs. Agatha Steward: I've only asked eight people.
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller: I've asked sixty three.
Mrs. Agatha Steward: Sixty three?
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller: Why, yes, of course. My country club set, Virgil's director of the bank. Why, I have twenty of my very close friends coming all the way up from New York.
- SoundtracksAch Du Lieber Augustine
18th century German folksong
Played by the orchestra when Count Heinrich enters
So imagine Morgan's surprise and chagrin when his engaged daughter's prospective in-laws accept his invitation to hold the wedding at his château! Always the con man, he quickly borrows a château from a wealthy friend, figuring the wedding party will surely come and go home before anyone catches on. –Yes, it's a classic case of What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The first third of this picture is amusing but a bit slow—it's a long setup, and we get the feeling that we have a pretty good idea exactly where the story is going. It gets livelier, however, and less predictable too—the plot does contain surprises, and it all develops into a very sweet movie featuring not only Morgan but a wild range of supporting characters, all of them nutty and all delightfully acted.
John Beal and Florence Rice are charming and beautiful as the romantic leads. Beal is the actual château owner posing as the caretaker as a favor to his friend Morgan; Rice is the American daughter who may be marrying the wrong man. Herman Bing, Reginald Denny and Vladimir Sokoloff are among the large and varied cast of Morgan's buddies posing as nobility. E.E. Clive steals scenes as a genuine nobleman presumed to be another impostor.
A plot that squeezes in some surprises, plenty of amusing dialog, and lots and lots of great character actors .After this picture picks up steam toward the midpoint, it's both cute and funny.
- csteidler
- Aug 20, 2012
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- Also known as
- Hohštapleri na Rivijeri
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- Runtime1 hour 12 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1