Produced by Ernst Lubitsch; directed by Otto Preminger (due to Lubitsch's illness). A sound remake of Lubitsch's "Forbidden Paradise."
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@TyJeffriesComposerLyricist10 жыл бұрын
There are lots of very funny lines...Miss Bankhead is heavenly. A good fun romp. Thank you for sharing xx
@keepkeepingon63863 жыл бұрын
Absolutely shear genius. the script, the cast and the setting. So beautifully done and the acting is superb. I love slapstick comedy. I love watching this. Love Charles Coburn he is awesome!! "I deny everything - lol"
@onelittleplum9 жыл бұрын
This would make an absolutely fantastic theatrical production.
@stationofdreams82429 жыл бұрын
This movie is just pure joy. Panned at the time of release. It's hard to understand why. Beautifully acted and very funny from start to finish. Tallulah was simply dazzling, and its a pity she was so under used in movies. She had such beauty and style as seen in this wonderful film.
@carolynargabright81329 жыл бұрын
StationOfdreams It's hard to say why it was panned, except maybe because of the Russian ovetones.
@KeithDec258 жыл бұрын
+Carolyn Argabright The Otto Preminger touch was not the Lubitsch touch Preminger was great with noirs : LAURA, FALLEN ANGEL, WHIRLPOOL, ANGEL FACE-the actors pretty much had to rely on their comic resources and timing ...When it came to continental romantic comedy Lubistch was one of the best-if not THE BEST
@RaymondHng9 ай бұрын
@@carolynargabright8132 In a contemporary review for _The New York Times_ , critic Bosley Crowther called the film "an oddly dull and generally witless show" and wrote: _"The fault is quite obviously in the writing. Several authors have done little more than hack out a script with obvious action and lustreless dialogue. Where satire in large and splendid movement would seem the most promising attack, they have hewed to a style of cautious hinting, with only vague glints of wit and travesty. And Otto Preminger, in his direction, has not been able to help matters much. Miss Bankhead makes valiant efforts to fan the comic spirit in such spots as the script brings her into contact with malleable material-like a man. And, once or twice, when she moves in on her target, it looks as though something will explode. But inevitably the script stands before her, upright and impermeable. It must have been hard for Miss Bankhead to make Catherine as mild as she does. ... Ernst Lubitsch, who produced the film, should blush."_
@jaygatz4335 Жыл бұрын
It's fun to see Anne Baxter with Bankhead here, and then with Bette Davis in All About Eve. Davis was given the movie versions of several Bankhead stage successes.
@searchers32255 жыл бұрын
Lubitsch's fingerprints are all over this film. Preminger followed the script and style of a Lubitsch film perfectly-so well that I swear I am watching a Lubitsch masterpiece. And this is also a very good print.
@cristianaricher18379 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing !! Exelent, hilarious, and charming movie..;)
@spockboy5 жыл бұрын
20 minutes in and loving this movie. Such excellent dialogue and acting. Then Vincent! Awesomeness. Thanks for uploading :)
@daleholmgren60786 жыл бұрын
Screenwriters Edwin Justus Mayer's and Bruno Franks' final screenplay - sparkles with every line. A Royal Scandal (1945) did poorly at the box office, but is considered by many as one of Lubitsch's finest films. Tragic how so many in this film died prematurely.
@eliasdavid52894 жыл бұрын
Dale Holmgren Its is am amazing movie. Script is so clever. Seen it over 10 times now. Its a gem few have found. You seem to know much about old movies Dale. Do you recommend any others? Any category as long as it is high quality like this.
@None-zc5vg Жыл бұрын
Actor William Eythe had brief success in Hollywood ca. 1945 but he went nowhere after that: a homosexual, he drank himself to an early death in 1957, still in his '30s.
@RaymondHng9 ай бұрын
@@None-zc5vg Eythe became a professional photographer. He and his partner Lon McCallister toured the world producing films for the Hilton Hotel chain. Eythe lived with Lon McCallister from the early 1950s until his death. He was admitted to Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles in January 1957 suffering from hepatitis. He died several weeks later at the age of 38.
@smstrb110 жыл бұрын
This screenplay is superbly written. "Your Majesty, open your heart - you can always deny it." or the scene where Alexi goes to bed a major and wakes up a colonel. Very smart.
@dahlrussell6 жыл бұрын
One of the best scripts I've ever seen, a laugh with every other line if you're paying attention. The writing is magnificent! Even the bad actors (the leading man... oy!) are made excellent use of, which means the good ones are simply GREAT. I had heard of Bankhead, but never seen her work - her dryness is crackling. The COSTUMES are even funny... her dresses are 1940s from the waist up, 1700s below, and the way she walks in them (totally non-period) makes them bounce like rubber... these are the small things that make comedy hum. Despite the references to affairs, this is a very funny, family friendly film. (Not for elementary school... but for a get together after dinner, the different age groups can enjoy it...just tell them Catherine of Russia was famous for having affairs, and they'll get it).
@juliamallen87342 жыл бұрын
Beyond incredible writing the wit that went into this off beat comedy with such a superb cast is such sheer brilliance!
@adah77602 жыл бұрын
A@,
@dylanbillion917 Жыл бұрын
Right
@helencalmers89711 ай бұрын
Gnnnnnnnnnnj. N hjjjjnb😮n b. Noolllllllolllllllklllllllllolllllklllll😊😊😊
@vesnahill4443 жыл бұрын
Love Charles Coburn ....every movie he appears in is a gem.
@lisastallingskeelor33286 жыл бұрын
I never tire of seeing this movie. Bankhead and Dietrich have such similar facial expressions one could see either playing this role.
@eliasdavid52894 жыл бұрын
Lisa Stallings Keelor I agree. Ive seen it like 10 times now. So funny. So smart. Its brilliant!
@VCT3333 Жыл бұрын
Bette Davis could have done it too. She's done similar roles in The Little Foxes and All About Eve.
@drstorm10 жыл бұрын
Tallulah Bankhead not only had a talent for dramatic acting, but she also had one of the most amazing senses of comical timing. She and Lucille Ball should have been paired together more than just on the "Lucy Desi Comedy Hour" during the episode, "The Star Next Door". My favorite episode.
@enchiladasunbreaded2 жыл бұрын
Remember the episode where Tallulah told Lucy she'd "pull her pink hair out by its black roots?" Amazing.
@drstorm2 жыл бұрын
@@enchiladasunbreaded Hysterical! That was The Lucy Desi Comedy Hour "The Start Next Door" My favorite episode.
@prestonsteffen5 жыл бұрын
Precious cast and thoroughly entertaining. Pat's on back all around! Thank you!
@shosad1008 жыл бұрын
facial expressions of the Queen was excellent whenever the French ambassador says" Mother"
@jeffeastwood1510 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for posting this! This and Hitchcock's "Lifeboat" are the only films of hers available on video.
@Rhyas910 жыл бұрын
A movie where I genuinely followed the dialogue because it was so well written.
@olasylvia1 Жыл бұрын
Holy hell, this is funny and so well written and acted that you don't want to miss this !
@nebraskatpp10 жыл бұрын
Thanks hoffemay.... this was a delight. An intellectual delight.
@shawnmcgee53398 жыл бұрын
Thank you for upload. What a joy!!
@cathybama8 жыл бұрын
"Please, Your Excellency, will you announce me to Her Majesty, before somebody drops from the chandelier?" Bhahahaaahahaaa....Hilarious movie and wonderful cast!!! Thoroughly enjoyed it!!
@ksaawan12327 жыл бұрын
Simply superb.
@vistulacooper77836 жыл бұрын
Anne Baxter is such a Natural at her chosen Profession. You can see she really enjoyed doing her job. LOVE WHAT YOU DO...DO WHAT YOU LOVE, I always say.
@vistulagibsoncooper24205 жыл бұрын
ME TOO!!!!!!!
@swingsc8 жыл бұрын
Only Tallulah Bankhead could deliver on a script like this!
@michaelwhite99154 жыл бұрын
She brilliantly UNDERPLAYS IT instead of being too broad which makes it even funnier.
@loveoldmovies224910 жыл бұрын
I agree, D.R. - Tallulah was way ahead of her time... and a good actress... she used to say she called everyone "dahling" because she had a bad memory for names... smart solution! :-)
@hammadoolass10 жыл бұрын
I actually call everybody Darling because my memory for names is absolute PANTS! - I never call my husband by his name --- have called him Darling for 22 years --- still not sure of his name!
@h-bl-s-n38818 жыл бұрын
Good movie so hilarious thank you for upload the movie xx
@tinkerbell26754 жыл бұрын
Love the movie. I think Vincent Price is so cute when he does comedy. He's good on the serious roles also but something about him when he does funny roles.
@oscarvaughan67966 жыл бұрын
Quiet Refreshing and different than what we see nowadays. It will be great if anyone can mention more titles like this.
@bbcapryllian93378 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!!!!
@thepearlatelier42564 жыл бұрын
When actors were brilliantly talented and so so breathtakingly gorgeous.
@Foofsmom10 жыл бұрын
A MILLION Thank you's from me. Was watching this last night on TCM but fell asleep and thought I could go order it from Netflix only to discover it isn't out on DVD. I found it here and THANK YOU sooooo much. LOVE this movie.
@nondescript28922 жыл бұрын
Totally unexpected but one of the funniest Lubitsch films I ever saw....Bankhead is totally in control and doesn't even have to rely on her camp persona to be hilarious...the writing is so good it could be lifted lock stock and barrel onto a broadway stage and make a cracking play! Even the lead actor is so well cast his limited acting abilities and dashing good looks are set to use in a brilliant way portraying complete naivité and idiocy😄 Probably far too sophisticated for 1945 movie audiences...it's still fresh and funny in 2021....amazing
@richardmcleod59675 жыл бұрын
Tallulah Bankhead is lovely in this film with hairstyles, costumes, sets and jewelry to match.
@sweetsunnydaygirl7 жыл бұрын
"Stop dying and being so heroic!!"- Catherine to Alexie :)
@angiea446210 жыл бұрын
A Billion thanx, w/out TCM oncable i'm lost. The great Lubitsch touch, gets no better
@EjwiiiLowvilleNY6 жыл бұрын
What a charmer. Thank you.
@WildWestGal Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a brilliant script and wonderful delivery by the cast!!! The timing of the delivery of this non-stop repartee was flawless. I think if this film had premiered at the end of the 40s or even early 50s to allow some time to elapse from the war, it would have enjoyed more success. In 1945, America wasn't ready for this kind of humor nor subject matter involving foreign autocratic rulers, no matter the spoof. A very enjoyable film, thank you!
@kyrareneeLOA8 жыл бұрын
Great dialog! Thanks for the upload :)
@CaminoAir3 жыл бұрын
I'm watching this after re-seeing 'To Be Or Not To Be' once again. Great double-bill at Christmas time. Thank you so much for posting.
@nolawest51839 жыл бұрын
I 1st saw this on "Hulu Plus" & thought it was a very good & funny Movie! I really liked "Catherine the Great's" character; Tallulah Bankhead was "Original" & "Fun To Watch". I Really adored William Eythe as "Alexei": Oh my...so cute!!! And Charles Coburn as "Chancellor Liyitch is as always "Fantastico"! So much fun & enjoyable to watch! Thank you for uploading this - in my opinion - "Classic"! ~ peace
@inspiroLogos7 жыл бұрын
Mind candy! Superb! Haven't enjoyed a film this much in a very, very long time!
@redwandennaoui45082 жыл бұрын
I thoroughly enjoyed watching this movie, thank you for sharing this with us.
@mawama6719 Жыл бұрын
what a beautiful movie. 19.02.2023!
@ItsFazsha6 жыл бұрын
"You told me you wanted to be reading Voltaire when the French Ambassador entered."
@miralong410810 жыл бұрын
Such good actors and acting, really good film. Tallulah was really gorgeous at 43, which in those days was not mean feat. Sad William Eythe died so young.
@blubeaz Жыл бұрын
Hilarious, I love Tallulah Bankhead! Thanks for these, films these day are a different breed.
@rosegoldkelly3 жыл бұрын
Clever, fast-paced, hysterical. Have seen this more than once.
@roz70565 жыл бұрын
The character actors in this movie are wonderful they add so much flavor.
@RobertLocksley385Ай бұрын
Good old Vincent Price as the French ambassador. What a great film this is! Huge thanks to the poster.
@lizziesangi16024 жыл бұрын
People should please remember they are watching actors and their "lines", zingers and dialogue were written by others. The brilliance of content goes to the WRITERS. The brilliance of delivery and performance of, goes to the players.
@nebraskatpp11 жыл бұрын
Sometimes one has to return to see a silly comedy. This is one of them, although it appears to originally have been a play. I do like the actors. Especially Coburn. Thanks to whoever posted this one. I have been looking for it everywhere and just took a chance and surprising found it here. Thanks youtube.
@1LSWilliam2 ай бұрын
Such a cast of proverbial scoundrels and misfits all in one place. Genius!
@antoniovillanueva3087 жыл бұрын
A woman who takes away someone else's fiance is not going to respect anybody;'s peninsula.... got that through the censors.
@robertind33746 жыл бұрын
The best comment yet, surprised not many got it
@okko16624 жыл бұрын
Fantastic lyrics, brilliantly played a classic funny, a touch of history from other view. Thank you sharing don’t like modern comedies but classics are the best ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
@old_456 жыл бұрын
Amazing surprise. Charles Coburn is great, and Tallulah Bankhead unique. The dialogs are a masterpiece. Why is this picture not as well appreciated - at least - as Arsenic and Old Lace?
@earthmuscle7 жыл бұрын
I understand Lubitsch wanted to re-team with Garbo for this...I'm glad that didn't happen...I love Garbo, but this is a Tallulah role!
@gordonfrickers55927 жыл бұрын
Great dialogue and a form of comedy we rarely see these days. Who wrote the script, the Marc Brothers?
@reinamatheny99724 жыл бұрын
I just laughed out loud when she said "It got there on its own", "It knew where it belonged"
@Beefsteer7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the share of this rarity and in great quality~! This is urban, urbane, sophisticated--perhaps too much for 1945-but great sport-a la Noel Coward et.al.!Sure makes us all wish that Bankhead had more of a film career. Sigh.
@jeffeastwood155 жыл бұрын
This and Lifeboat are the only films of hers that are available on video.
@riwrestle15810 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@missthunderstormable6 жыл бұрын
this is an excellent comedy!!! from 1945!! lol, excellent, i highly recommend! great humor, great acting! Tallulah was a great actress!!
@bogeythedog13326 жыл бұрын
missthunderstormable Tallulah Yea!
@loxibell27365 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this upload Hoffemay.
@almeggs32472 жыл бұрын
Thanks. Hillarious
@vistaestrada10 жыл бұрын
Vincent Price is a stud!
@larryduvall94755 жыл бұрын
there never was a horse like the tennesee studde
@larryduvall94755 жыл бұрын
or big john studde'
@kenowens90214 жыл бұрын
He had one of the best sounding voices in Hollywood.
@rabit8186 жыл бұрын
A very witty and enjoyable film. The minute T saw the script, she probably said YES!
@debobella9 жыл бұрын
shut up! shut up! shut up! never heard this so often but it was so natural!
@VCT33334 жыл бұрын
The recent farce by Ianucci, Death of Stalin, is really similar to this. Especially for the Rufus Isaacs role as Marshal Zhukov. Thanks for uploading this. Fantastic!!
@Firebrand555 жыл бұрын
It's in the writing; witty, dynamic, pacy.........a real treat.
@gregstewart64294 жыл бұрын
Very amusing. Thanks uploader 😃
@boleyn1239 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for downloading this one That wonderful voice of Tallulah is worth watching it for alone. There are three marvellous stories about her. She was talking to Lillian Helman about cocaine. Lillian laughed so much Tallulah slapped her, She said I tell you cocaine is not addictive, I know, Ive been taking it for years. On stage at one time, an actress who did not like her arranged for the prop telephone to ring in her big dramatic scene. Tallulah answered the phone, turned to the actress and said sweetly, its for you dear. Just as two of her woman friends were leaving her apartment and the elevators doors started to close on a crowded elevator she said, I don't care what anyone says my darlings, , I think you are two wonderful lesbians. Quite a character and a wonderful actress. Cheers.
@alysfreeman118 жыл бұрын
+mark prescott Lillian Helman, wonderful woman..excellent book Pentimento...and play/movie Little Foxes with Betty Davis in fine fettle for the part.......
@cathybama8 жыл бұрын
+mark prescott Bhahaaa....too funny!!! :P
@LakeConstan8 жыл бұрын
Pentimento is the book that led Mary McCarthy to say of Hellman: "Every word she writes is a lie, including 'and' and 'the' "
@3122tan7 жыл бұрын
mark prescott my favourite story would probably have to be the filming of LifeBoat with Hitchcock when he pondered which department would be responsible for fixing the awkward problem of Bankhead having a penchant for exhibitionism and climbing up the ladder into the tank each and every day with no underwear. Is this a problem for wardrobe? He wondered, or perhaps more appropriately, hairdressing? Of course she was fully aware of the kerfuffle she was causing as every man rushed to view her entering the tank every shoot, planned the whole thing and absolutely loved it. She was so tough even Bette Davis respected her and left her alone.
@sumsyngwong8816 жыл бұрын
mark prescott I
@thomasburr85189 жыл бұрын
This movie is terrifically and twistedly funny. It is truly funny because it does not TRY to be funny it just is. Ms. Bankhead also makes the perfect royal head. My favorite parts of Ms. Bankhead are the parts were she is exercising her royal power and spearing threats which oddly enough seem to come naturally to Ms. Bankhead.
@Mavrilon9 жыл бұрын
I love her costumes and jewelry. I think Tallulah was channeling Catherine the Great of all the Russia's for this performance
@IngloriousBitches7 жыл бұрын
Her delivery is like a machine gun..
@lindanelson67805 жыл бұрын
Wow! Wonderful movie, loved the wit the writer had:)
@Carol-D.13242 жыл бұрын
I have no idea why I haven’t haven’t seen this movie before! I love the classics so I was surprised and delighted to find a new one. You gotta love Talullah Bankhead, I mean..come on, she’s priceless. Her timing is perfectly perfect. Every other line was funny and unexpected. As bad as it was (let’s be honest here) it was great! It’s definitely one of my favorite bad movies ❤️
@nondescript28927 ай бұрын
bad? have you been watching a different film? it is brilliant..and yes I'm being honest and have seen many, many classic films that are high on the best films list or in the cahiers du cinema that have bored me senseless..but not this one 😊
@luzahrens15674 жыл бұрын
This is really a Jewel that I never recognise it before. The movie has argument, very comic, has all the intrigue of the royal court etc. Very pleasant to see this beautiful treasure. I am very happy and I enjoy one of the best I have seen.
@berylbattrick12464 жыл бұрын
thank you for this movie. very enjoyable.
@bluebellmcloughlin Жыл бұрын
I love tallulah she was a class act snd lived the life she loved and on her own terms , I have read everything I could find on her she was fascinating and so talented and beautiful, amazing to think now in 2022 she can still enthrall, wherever she is having her bourbon I hope she knows she is much admired still
@juliamallen87342 жыл бұрын
Classic wit.." He shot himself..is he dead? No he missed..That man misses every opportunity!" This incredible gemstone would be amazing adapted for Broadway!
@rogerpropes7129 Жыл бұрын
I think the exchange between Coburn and Baxter about 'anybody's peninsula'' got lost
@richardmcleod1930 Жыл бұрын
The "Spirit" of Ernst Lubitsch is felt throughout this entire film, despite his early death into the filming. A shame this movie isn't more appreciated, for Tallulah Bankhead's performance if nothing else!
@blubeaz Жыл бұрын
Totally agree.
@josephpendleton4927 Жыл бұрын
Lubitsch actually died during the making of 1948 film "That Lady in Ermine."
@richardmcleod1930 Жыл бұрын
@@josephpendleton4927 One can definitely sense the "Lubitsch Touch" in this film, but sadly one can sense the heavy handedness of Otto Preminger. Sad, this film is forgotten these days, but then again are all of the Lubitsch films, with the possible exceptions of "Design For Living", "Trouble in Paradise" and" To Be or Not To Be". Ernst Lubitsch loved Miriam Hopkins (personally and as an Actress) and the two excelled together. A shame she turned down so many roles that could have ben additional masterpieces for her.
@josephpendleton4927 Жыл бұрын
@@richardmcleod1930 Actually Ernst Lubitsch directed the rehearsals of this film and did the storyboards for this film and gave the storyboards to Preminger and Preminger followed Lubitsch's storyboards for this film. That is why this film is called "Ernst Lubitsch's A Royal Scandal."
@richardmcleod1930 Жыл бұрын
@@josephpendleton4927 Glad to hear Ernst Lubitsch had as much involvement as you listed in the comment. I never knew just how much of the "Lubitsch Touch" was in the film, quite a lot! The film is seldom mentioned and oftentimes completely ignored as if it had never been made. "Lifeboat" seems to get all the attention when it comes to Bankhead. Such is the case with many films from that period. I always enjoyed watching it, especially the parts with Tallulah Bankhead, Charles Coburn and Anne Baxter and all the others whose names I can't remember at the present time including the leading man! I need to watch it again as I have a copy on DVD.
@aadamtx Жыл бұрын
Wonderful film on all counts! Great cast, sets, costumes, and I love how Newman wove Russian melodies into his score. Reviewing the cast list, I note that Eva Gabor was one of the ladies in waiting, and even Grady Sutton (who did such great work with W.C. Fields) has his bit. William Eythe never cracked A status in Hollywood, although he continually made an impression on screen.
@sandraoss3263 жыл бұрын
young guys eyes remind me of Tyrone Powers sometimes. What a wonderful movie ty for sharing
@tonisargent46956 жыл бұрын
love this movie
@anneliesesteden3905 жыл бұрын
Priceless!👏🇨🇦
@anneliesesteden3905 жыл бұрын
Marvellous!😄👏
@eamestv Жыл бұрын
Always funny, and classic. I laughed so loud, and so often. Great cast.
@misskim20586 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload:)
@shafquattariq35698 жыл бұрын
very entertaining movie
@suzannesadiiqa8 жыл бұрын
Vincent Price...........tongue in cheek at it's best.
@susankriegbaum43297 жыл бұрын
I must agree to the fullest!
@rebeccaherschman30695 жыл бұрын
I agree, he was quite the fox when he was young.
@Mrturytury16 жыл бұрын
The cast is fantastic......and Tallullah is priceless........!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@bethbartlett56926 жыл бұрын
Memories of the "Katherine the Great Exhibition" in Memphis, 1990 - God grant your soul energy heavenly happiness Michael Tooley. I miss you so -
@LIZZIE-lizzie8 жыл бұрын
Fantistic cast!
@cpvn88911 ай бұрын
Enjoyed watching it 🥰
@kenowens90213 жыл бұрын
Grady Sutton became the first to portray a Russian with a deep Southern accent.
@gloriamontgomery6900 Жыл бұрын
“Ah wanna go back to the Yoooo-rahlz”
@user-il2zq4yx3j3 ай бұрын
What a movie from the start to the finish great script and acting they don't make movies like this one
@leonorebaulch62515 жыл бұрын
Athis is a wonderful and hilariously funny film....am loving every line. The whole cast is in perfect sync and Tallulah is marvellous!
@dr.elizabethmartin71186 жыл бұрын
Hilarious!!! Thanks for posting - we all need to laugh more, eh?