Maurice Chevalier

Maurice Chevalier

September 12, 1888

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 T…

Known For

15 titles
1
Gigi

Gigi

1958 · 1h 55m · Movie

Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.

6.6
2
Love in the Afternoon

Love in the Afternoon

1957 · 2h 10m · Movie

A middle-aged playboy becomes fascinated by the daughter of a private detective who has been hired to entrap him with the wife of a client.

7.1
3
Monkey Business

Monkey Business

1931 · 1h 17m · Movie

On a transatlantic crossing, The Marx Brothers get up to their usual antics and manage to annoy just about everyone on board the ship.

7.4
4
Love Me Tonight

Love Me Tonight

1932 · 1h 44m · Movie

A Parisian tailor finds himself posing as a baron in order to collect a sizeable bill from an aristocrat, only to fall in love with an aloof young princess.

7.5
5
The Smiling Lieutenant

The Smiling Lieutenant

1931 · 1h 33m · Movie

An amorous lieutenant is forced to marry a socially awkward princess, though he tries to keep his violin-playing girlfriend on the side.

7.2
6
In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

1962 · 1h 38m · Movie

In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.

6.5
7
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934 · 1h 39m · Movie

When a small kingdom's main taxpayer leaves for Paris, its king dispatches a dashing count to win back her allegiance.

7.2
8
One Hour with You

One Hour with You

1932 · 1h 18m · Movie

An unhappily married couple try to come between a happy one.

7.0
9
The Love Parade

The Love Parade

1929 · 1h 47m · Movie

The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.

7.0
10
Can-Can

Can-Can

1960 · 2h 11m · Movie

In 1896 Paris, a female nightclub proprietor fights against the forces of public morality for the right to feature her performers doing the risqué dance, the Can-Can.

6.3
11
Pepe

Pepe

1960 · 3h 0m · Movie

The young Mexican Pepe's beloved horse is sold to Hollywood director Ted Holt, leading to Pepe's journey to Hollywood to get the horse back, and Pepe's encounter with half the stars working in Hollywood at the time.

5.4
12
A Breath of Scandal

A Breath of Scandal

1960 · 1h 37m · Movie

Princess Olympia (Sophia Loren), despite her life status cannot resist the urge to satisfy her sexual appetites. Exiled to the countryside, Olympia falls in love with American millionaire Charlie Foster (John Gavin).

5.5
13
Man About Town

Man About Town

1947 · 1h 40m · Movie

1910. A friend leaves his daughter, Madeleine, with Emile a French film producer. Emile falls in love with her. Problems starts when his young friend Jacques returns from military service complaining his misfortune with women. Onc...

7.1
14
Personal Column

Personal Column

1939 · 1h 46m · Movie

After one of her fellow taxi dancers is murdered by an unknown man who she met through a personal column advert, Adrienne Charpentier is recruited by the police to answer a series of similar adverts to try to track down the killer.

6.9
15
Jessica

Jessica

1962 · 1h 52m · Movie

Jealous of a beautiful widowed midwife, her female neighbors in their small Sicilian village plot her ruin by refusing to have anything to do with their husbands.

5.6