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OPEN CLASSIC CINEMA · 1142

Monte Carlo

193090 minUnited States

Comedy Romance Musical

Video edition: Wikimedia Commons
Original language: English
This copy runs: 89:42
Subtitles: No subtitle track in this language

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Wikimedia Commons · Ernst Lubitsch · Public domain

Synopsis

Countess Helene abandons her wedding and escapes to Monte Carlo, where a gambling loss leaves her short of money. Count Rudolph approaches her disguised as a hairdresser and gradually becomes indispensable. Attraction develops across an apparent class barrier that only one of them knows is imaginary.

Cast

Jack Buchanan

Jeanette MacDonald

Claud Allister

DirectorsErnst Lubitsch

Behind the scenes

Lubitsch integrates songs into movement and flirtation, notably Jeanette MacDonald's train journey. The musical Beyond the Blue Horizon accompanies her escape and helps turn travel into an expression of freedom.

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Availability checked on September 15, 2026.

Photograph credit

Photographs cropped, resized and optimized as WebP, displayed in monochrome.

Jeanette MacDonald — Unknown author. · Public domain
Claud Allister — Chesterfield Motion Pictures Corporation · Public domain

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