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Cafe Metropole (1937)

Cafe Metropole poster
Original title
Café Metropole
Directed by
Edward H. Griffith
Genre
drama film, romantic comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 23m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to pass himself off as a wealthy playboy to impress a woman. The story takes place in a stylish hotel restaurant in Paris.

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What happens

Cafe Metropole is a 1937 American romantic comedy film directed by Edward H. Griffith and starring Loretta Young, Tyrone Power and Adolphe Menjou. It was produced and distributed by 20th Century Fox. The screenplay was based on an original story by Gregory Ratoff who also appears in the film. It is part of the tradition of screwball comedies which was at its height during the decade. It was commercially successful on its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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