The Prince and the Showgirl

The title of the Anglo-American The Prince and the Showgirl could well have alluded to the genuine stations in life of stars Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe. Based on the Terence Rattigan play +The Sleeping Prince, the film casts Olivier as Charles, prince regent of Carpathia, who is in ...more

The unusual pairing of Marilyn Monroe and Laurence Olivier turns The Prince and the Showgirl into a delightful romantic comedy. With lesser lights involved, Showgirl could have been rather tedious, for it travels over territory we've all visited before. Granted, Terence Rattigan's screenplay is not without charm and the occasional little surprise, but it's also a trifle tired -- enough so that even Monroe and Olivier can't quite push the finished product into the realm of the classics. Still, ...more