It was cute, to be sure, but it was overly corny and unmemorable. It doesn't deserve its reputation as a neglected romantic classic (it has an outrageous 8.7 unweighted average on IMDb, with well over 300 votes). It stars Maurice Chevalier as a tailor who falls in love with a princess played by Jeanette MacDonald. I think both did better in The Merry Widow two years later. Myrna Loy, Charles Ruggles and C. Aubrey Smith co-star - and are given nothing to do. Well, C. Aubrey Smith sings a couple of times, which is actually amusing to see. Any movie where the hero has to decide between Jeanette MacDonald and Myrna Loy and he picks MacDonald strains believability. Mamoulian's direction is nice, but he also did better the next year with Queen Christina. The film seems way too much like the films of René Clair (the style, at least), and I would guess that some of the technique has been stolen. It's a decent movie, but nothing too special. The Kino DVD, btw, is gorgeous.
Review of Love Me Tonight
