Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Auguste Chevalier (September 12, 1888 – January 1, 1972) was a French actor, cabaret singer and entertainer. He is perhaps best known for his signature songs, including "Livin' In The Sunlight", "Valentine", "Louise", "Mimi", and "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" and for his films, including The Love Parade, The Big Pond, The Smiling Lieutenant, One Hour with You and Love Me Tonight. His trademark attire was a boater hat and tuxedo. Chevalier was born in Paris. He made his name as a star of musical comedy, appearing in public as a singer and dancer at an early age before working in menial jobs as a teenager. In 1909, he became the partner of the biggest female star in France at the time, Fréhel. Although their relationship was brief, she secured him his first major engagement, as a mimic and a singer in l'Alcazar in Marseille, for which he received critical acclaim by French theatre critics. In 1917, he discovered jazz and ragtime and went to London, where he found new success at the Palace Theatre. After this, he toured the United States, where he met the American composers George Gershwin and Irving Berlin and brought the operetta Dédé to Broadway in 1922. He developed an interest in acting and had success in Dédé. When talkies arrived, he went to Hollywood in 1928, where he played his first American role in Innocents of Paris. In 1930, he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his roles in The Love Parade (1929) and The Big Pond (1930), which secured his first big American hits, "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" and "Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight". In 1957, he appeared in Love in the Afternoon, which was his first Hollywood film in more than 20 years. In 1958, he starred with Leslie Caron and Louis Jourdan in Gigi. In the early 1960s, he made eight films, including Can-Can in 1960 and Fanny the following year. In 1970, he made his final contribution to the film industry where he sang the title song of the Disney film The Aristocats. Description above from the Wikipedia article Maurice Chevalier, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
That's Entertainment!
as (archive footage)Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50...
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Gigi
as Honoré LachailleA home, a motorcar, servants, the latest fashions: the most eligible and most finicky bachelor...
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Love Me Tonight
as Maurice 'Baron' CourtelinA Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an...
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The Love Goddesses
as (archive footage)This insightful documentary features some of the major and most beautiful actresses to grace the...
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Love in the Afternoon
as Claude ChavasseLovestruck conservatory student Ariane pretends to be just as much a cosmopolitan lover as the...
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In Search of the Castaways
as Jacques PaganelTwo teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel...
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Monkey Business
as Himself (voice)Four stowaways get mixed up with gangsters while running riot on an ocean liner.
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The Stolen Jools
as Maurice ChevalierFamous actress Norma Shearer's jewels are stolen… (Star-packed promotional short film intended...
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Can-Can
as Paul BarriereParisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache is known for her performances of the can-can, which...
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That's Entertainment, Part II
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One Hour with You
as Dr. Andre BertierAndre and Colette Bertier are happily married. When Colette introduces her husband to her...
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The Sorrow and the Pity
as HimselfAn investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration between France’s...
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100 Years of Love
as Massimo (segment "Amore 1954")Six episodes (adapted from as many short stories: Gozzano, D'Annunzio, Guido Rocca, Marino...
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The Merry Widow
as Count DaniloA prince from a small kingdom courts a wealthy widow to keep her money in the country.
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Fanny
as PanisseAlmost 19-year-old Marius feels himself in a rut in Marseille, his life planned for him by his...
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Personal Column
as Robert FleuryTo try solving the strange disappearances of 11 young Parisian women, the police obtain the...
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A New Kind of Love
as SelfA down-and-out reporter and a fashion designer fall in love in Paris.
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The Smiling Lieutenant
as Lt. Nikolaus 'Niki' von PreynAn amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep...
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Make Me a Star
as Maurice Chevalier (uncredited)A grocery clerk, longing to become a cowboy actor, goes to Hollywood in search of fame and...
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Silence Is Golden
as Emile ClémentEmile is a French film producer at the beginning of the century. One of his friends leaves his...
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A Bedtime Story
as Monsieur ReneParisian playboy plays father to an abandoned baby who interferes with his womanising.
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Pepe
as Maurice ChevalierMario "Cantinflas" Moreno is a hired hand, Pepe, employed on a ranch. A boozing Hollywood...
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Paramount on Parade
as ApacheThis 1930 film, a collection of songs and sketches showcasing Paramount Studios' contract stars,...
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Complicated Women
as Self (archive footage)Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound...
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A Breath of Scandal
as Prince PhilipA European princess jeopardizes her crown when she falls for an American millionaire.
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Galas de la Paramount
as Self (from original version)Spanish-language version of PARAMOUNT ON PARADE (q.v.), with new sequences of interest to...
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You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story
as Self (archive footage)Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of...
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Jessica
as Father AntonioWhen the men of a Sicilian village start obsessing over ravishing blonde midwife Jessica, angry...
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Les Trésors de Marcel Pagnol
as Self (archive footage)The works of Marcel Pagnol are a veritable monument of French cultural heritage. Based on...
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The Big Pond
as Pierre MirandeA singing Frenchman meets an American heiress and gets a job at her father's chewing-gum factory.
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The Way to Love
as FrançoisFrancois, a cheerful Parisian bohemian, wants more than anything to be a tour guide in his...
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Going Hollywood: The '30s
as (archive footage)Robert Preston hosts this documentary that shows what people of the 1930s were watching as they...
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The Love Parade
as Count Alfred RenardThe queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
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Folies Bergère
as Eugene Charlier / Baron Fernand CassiniAn entertainer impersonates a look-alike banker, causing comic confusion for wife and girlfriend.
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Folies Bergère
as Eugene Charlier / Baron CassiniAlternate-language French version of Folies Bergère de Paris (1935).
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Black Tights
as Himself / NarratorLively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet...
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The Men Who Made the Movies: Vincente Minnelli
as Self (archive footage)
Chance at Love
as uncreditedFour sketches revolving around the themes of luck and love.
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Chita Rivera: A Lot Of Livin' To Do
as Self (archive footage)A retrospective of Chita Rivera's film, television and stage career, including interviews with...
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Monkeys, Go Home!
as Father SylvainHenry Dussard, a young American, inherits a picturesque but badly neglected olive farm in...
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Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
as Self (archive footage)This documentary recounts the life of the late composer Michel Legrand, known for his works on...
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Just Me
as Maurice Vallier dit 'Ma Pomme'Maurice Vallier, nicknamed "Ma Pomme"(which means "myself" in slang), is a cheerful man, well...
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Innocents of Paris
as Maurice MarneyA Parisian junk dealer has to choose between love and fame after he rescues a boy.
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A Royal Affair
as The KingMme Beaudrier, the wife of a Parliamentary Senator, hurls a pastry at visiting King Joan IV of...
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Hollywood on Parade No. A-5
as SelfStars Jeanette MacDonald, Maurice Chevalier and Ken Maynard.
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I'd Rather Be Rich
as Philip DulaineAn updated remake of It Started With Eve (1941). A young heiress is summoned to the bedside of...
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The House That Shadows Built
as (archive footage)The House That Shadows Built (1931) is a short feature, roughly 48 minutes long, from Paramount...
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The Little Cafe
as Albert LorifianYvonne, daughter of Philibert, a Paris café owner, is in love with dreamy, blundering Albert, a...
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Le Vagabond bien-aimé
as Gaston de NeracGaston, an artist in love with an upper class English girl, accepts to stay away from her when a...
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Le Vagabond bien-aimé
as Caston de NeracGaston, an artist in love with an upper class English girl, accepts to stay away from her when a...
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as PhillippeA businessman comes up with a scheme to make money by financing a film version of "Romeo and...
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My Seven Little Sins
as Comte André de CourvallonThe Count of Courvallon, whose gallant exploits have made the headlines, has uncoupled and lives...
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Count Your Blessings
as Duc de St. CloudEnglishwoman Grace Allingham marries Frenchman Charles Edouard de Valhubert, but their marriage...
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Paris Nineteen Hundred
as Self (archive footage)Nicole Védrès' chronicle of Paris from 1900 to 1914 is brought to life through the use of...
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The Beloved Vagabond
as Gaston de Nerac 'Paragot'Flying from one charming lady---eluding another---and almost losing both!
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With a Smile
as Victor LarnoisA tramp learns that even honesty won't help him overcome his struggles to prosper. After a man...
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The Man of the Day
as Alfred BoulardAlfred Boulard, a good-natured electrician, gives his blood to save Mona Thalia, a great theater...
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The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe
as HimselfA musical special celebrating the fruitful collaboration of Broadway lyricist/librettist Alan...
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Playboy of Paris
as Albert LoriflanYvonne, daughter of Philibert, a Paris cafe owner, is in love with dreamy, blundering Albert, a...
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Par habitude
as MauriceMaurice returns out of habit in the apartment from which he has just moved and turns the lives...
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Break the News
as François VerrierTwo small-time song-and-dance men come up with what they believe is a surefire publicity stunt,...
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L'Affaire de la rue de Lourcine
as MauriceBack from an alcohol-fueled evening, two former high school friends wake up and find they may...
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Rendez-vous With Maurice Chevalier
as Self - Entertainer (archive footage)French artist Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972), a legend of stage and screen, was an accomplished...
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The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - GuestThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various...
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The Merv Griffin Show
as SelfThe Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self (archive footage)The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - SingerThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
as SelfThe Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on...
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This Is Your Life
as SelfThis Is Your Life is an American television documentary series broadcast on NBC, originally...
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
as uncreditedWestinghouse Desilu Playhouse is an American television anthology series produced by Desilu...
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ABC Stage 67
as SelfABC Stage 67 is the umbrella title for a series of 26 weekly shows that included dramas, variety...
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Tony Awards
as Self - RecipientThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...
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The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour
as Maurice ChevalierThe Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour is a collection of thirteen one-hour specials airing occasionally from...
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The Oscars
as SelfAn annual American awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements in the film industry. The...
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