Love is a Ball (1963)

★ 4.6 1h 51m IMDb

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?

Love is a Ball

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Cast

Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford as John Lathrop Davis Died 2006 · Quebec City, Quebec, Canada Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for pl...
Hope Lange
Hope Lange as Millicent 'Millie' Mehaffey Died 2003 · Redding, Connecticut, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Hope Lange (November 28, 1933 – December 19, 2003) was an American film, stage, and television actress. Lange was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Gol...
Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer as M. Etienne Pimm Died 1978 · Figeac, Lot, Midi-Pyrénées, France Charles Boyer (28 August 1899 – 26 August 1978) was a French actor who appeared in more than 80 films between 1920 and 1976. After receiving an education in drama, Boyer started on the stage, but he f...
Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban as Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau Died 2009 · Mexico City, Mexico Ricardo Gonzalo Pedro Montalbán y Merino (November 25, 1920 – January 14, 2009) was a Mexican-American actor. He had a career spanning seven decades (motion pictures from 1943 to 2006) across radio, t...
Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas as Dr. Christian Gump Died 1994 · Garden City, Long Island, New York, USA Aristotelis "Telly" Savalas (January 21, 1922 – January 22, 1994) was an American film and television actor and singer whose career spanned four decades. Best known for playing the title role in the...
Ruth McDevitt
Ruth McDevitt as Mathilda Died 1976 · Coldwater, Michigan, U.S. Ruth McDevitt (September 13, 1895 – May 27, 1976) was an American stage, film, radio and television actress. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ruth McDevitt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full...

Audience Reviews

CinemaSerf 6/10 Feb 07, 2024
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.

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