Love Is a Ball
The hilariously mad story of all the best things in life that are not free... and the one thing that definitely is!
1963 | 111m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | David Swift |
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| Writer: | David Swift, Frank Waldman, Tom Waldman, Lindsay Hardy |
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| Etienne makes a good living out of marrying off poor but titled young men to rich but untitled young ladies. Millicent is now in his sights on the Riviera, and Grand Duke Gaspar is the bait. But what if Millicent starts to fancy planted chauffeur John instead, and Gaspar takes a shine to Etienne's secretary Janine? | |
| Release Date: | Apr 24, 1963 |
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| Director: | David Swift |
| Writer: | David Swift, Frank Waldman, Tom Waldman, Lindsay Hardy |
| Genres: | Comedy, Romance |
| Keywords | french riviera, poor, naive girl |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 (Update) Entered: Apr 26, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Glenn Ford | John Lathrop Davis |
| Hope Lange | Millicent 'Millie' Mehaffey |
| Charles Boyer | M. Etienne Pimm |
| Ricardo Montalban | Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau |
| Telly Savalas | Dr. Christian Gump (Millie's uncle) |
| Ruth McDevitt | Mathilda |
| Ulla Jacobsson | Janine |
| Georgette Anys | Mme. Gallou |
| Robert Bettoni | Milkman |
| Mony Dalmès | Mme. Fernier |
| Laurence Hardy | Priory |
| Jean Le Maitre | Carlo |
| André Luguet | Maurice Zoltan |
| Jean Parédès | Freddie |
| Redmond Phillips | Starcy |
| Erika Soucy | Gretl |
| Aram Stephan | Gallou |
| Olga Valéry | Mme. Giardin |
| John Wood | Julian Soames |
| Jean-Pierre Zola | Mueller |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jean-André d'Eaubonne | Art Direction |
| David Swift | Director, Screenplay |
| Edmond Séchan | Director of Photography |
| Frank Waldman | Screenplay |
| Tom Waldman | Screenplay |
| Lindsay Hardy | Book |
| Tom McAdoo | Editor |
| Cathy Kelber | Editor |
| Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Gladys Witten | Hair Supervisor |
| Jean Paul Ulysse | Makeup Artist |
| Wladimir Ivanov | Camera Operator |
| Fernand Bernardi | Set Decoration |
| Gladys de Segonzac | Wardrobe Designer |
| Guy Rophé | Sound Recordist |
| Jean Ravel | Music Editor |
| Harry Caplan | Second Unit Director |
| Michel Mombailly | Unit Manager |
| Eugène Nase | Production Manager |
| Frank L. Thompson | Costume Design |
| Daniel McCauley | Assistant Director |
| Patrice Dally | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Harry Caplan | Associate Producer |
| Martin Poll | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 3 | 922 | 922 |
Charles Boyer steals this rather lengthy romantic comedy as "Etienne Pimm" - a gent who patrols the French Riviera trying to match the wealthy nouveau riche (usually Americans) with poverty stricken blue bloods. It's all done with the greatest of subterfuge - the wealthy folks have no idea that they ... are being manipulated - and true love is aways his goal! His perfectly honed system hits a snag, though, when the latest mark "Millie" (Hope Lange) decides that she prefers Glenn Ford's "Davis" to the proposed Grand Ducal target "Gaspard" (Ricardo Montalban). How can "Pimm" gets things back on track? Despite quite a good cast, this story is quite weak and it does take quite a while to build up a decent head of steam. Once it does though, the comedy is gentle and engaging with a few fun scenes between Ford and Lange as they paint a boat. One for the romantics, this - it's a pleasing enough watch.