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The Love Parade (1929)
Cast/Credits/Review (From the Movie Database
at TVGuide.com)
Plot Summary:
Director Ernst Lubitsch's first talking picture, The Love Parade was a witty souffle
about a royal "marriage of state." Jeanette MacDonald, the queen of Sylvania, is
required to take a husband. Maurice Chevalier is a highborn Sylvanian diplomat called back
to his country due to his amorous escapades. It is arranged for Chevalier to marry
MacDonald, but though he is ostensibly the "king" of the boudoir, he is not
allowed to participate in any affairs of state. Gradually the royal protocol erodes the
marriage, as the formerly footloose Chevalier bristles at being a mere consort. After
numerous complications and misunderstandings, Chevalier asserts his authority over the
secretly willing MacDonald. Counterpointing the main plot is the backstairs romance of
servants Lupino Lane and Lillian Roth, who, like the stars, get to cut loose in the
occasional musical number. Unlike many stagebound and over-acted early talkies, Love
Parade is a smooth, subtle, sophisticated romp, complemented by such first-rate songs as
"Dream Lover." -- Hal Erickson
Plot Summary from The All Movie Guide.
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