Prince and the Showgirl (1957)

Editor's Note Laurence Olivier is the Carpathian prince visiting England for the coronation of George V. Marilyn Monroe is Elsie Marina, an American actress doing a musical review at a nearby theater. When an old flame of the prince's turns out to be Elsie's boss at the theater, their paths cross--and Elsie's determined not to let them uncross. After the prince confirms her worst fear--that he's interested only in a quick seduction--she nonetheless finds herself falling for him. As his mother-in-law takes a shine to Elsie, she finds herself attending every official function of the coronation--to the chagrin of the prince and her jealous boss. The crusty prince must decide whether to let love into his duty-bound life, and Elsie must decide if happily-ever-after ever really comes true. Olivier shines in his dour, bumbling straight-man role, while Monroe is at her charming, luminous, naive best.

	Jeremy Spenser
	Esmond Knight
	Paul Hardwicke
	Rosamund Greenwood
	Sybil Thorndike
	Laurence Olivier
	Maxine Audley
	Marilyn Monroe
	Jack Cardiff - Cinematographer
	Richard Addinsell - Composer
	Laurence Olivier - Producer
	Jack Harris - Editor
	Muir Mathieson - Music Director
	Terence Rattigan - Story
	Laurence Olivier - Director

This modern Cinderella story teams Marilyn Monroe with Laurence Olivier in an unlikely story of romance between a visiting European potentate and a lowly but attractive British showgirl. The English government, anxious to please the influential leader, helps push the two together--despite the beautiful young woman's confusion and protests in the early stages of the courtship.