Duchess of idaho 1950 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Watch the duchess 2008 full movie free online streaming. When meghan markle married prince harry in may of 2018, she became a fulltime member of the royal family. Le film the incredibly true adventure of two girls. It was released in september 2008 in the united kingdom. Ellen hallit is in love with her playboy boss, douglas morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. Following the life of the duchess of devonshire, an 18th century aristocrat who was forced to balance love, duty, friendship and scandal. The duchess of idaho full frame, manufactured on demand. Were your movie poster source for new releases and vintage movie posters. Buy the duchess of idaho dvd full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound at. She plays christine duncan, a nightclub water performer who goes undercover as. A scenic landscape film shot in hd and superhd 4k, idaho, the movie features the well known and hidden treasures of the state. Duchess of idaho is a musical romantic comedy produced in 1950 by metrogoldwynmayer. She plays christine duncan, a nightclub water performer who goes undercover as a seductress to help out her roommate.
In this musical, secretary ellen hallet falls in love with her dashing, wealthy boss, douglas j. Duchess idaho raymond lund hoax the blonde at the film. Duchess of idaho movie posters from movie poster shop. Duchess of idaho is one of my very favorite esther williams movies. The estate of the dukes of devonshire was, and still is, chatsworth house, derbyshire, and this is where the candlelit wedding was filmed. Duchess of idaho finds williams moving into situation comedy territory, best friend division meaning that theres a complicated and fairly farfetched plot in which williams will go through a pointless charade in. This blogathon comes at the perfect time because i. Prince william and kate middleton lead royal tributes on.
Except for two aquatic numbers, swimming star esther williams is largely out of the water in the romantic drama duchess of idaho 1950. James middleton shows huge support for wonderful kate. Leonard on allmovie this formula esther williams musical casts the. Bz12 duchess of idaho van johnson orig 50 lobby card. However, when her wellmeaning roommate attempts to set douglas and ellen up, she ends up falling in love herself. See the full list of duchess of idaho cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. To help her, her roommate chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Duchess of idaho starts with one of the reasons why i love old movies. Although home to the duke and duchess of devonshire, its nevertheless open to the public, and is one englands most popular country houses it can get pretty crowded at times. Eleanor powell was one of the stars saluting fred astaire in this american film institute tribute taped april 10, 1981 and televised eight days later.
Once the credits are over, were immediately taken to the reason why we picked this film esther swimming. Buy duchess of idaho movie posters from movie poster shop. The mgm musical magic blogathon duchess of idaho 1950. I picked duchess of idaho up from the warner archive a while ago but hadnt gotten around to watching it yet. Duchess of idaho 1950 07141950 us romance, comedy, music 1h 38m user score. Le film duchess of idaho 1950 vostfr admin 20170707t03. It is based on amanda foremans biography of the late 18thcentury english aristocrat georgiana cavendish, duchess of devonshire. It was filmed at the mgm studios lot and exteriors shot in sun valley, idaho. Slipping a furlined parka over her trademark bathing suit, hollywoods favorite mermaid hits the snowcovered slopes of idahos. Duchess of idaho 1950 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Ellen is in love with her boss, douglas john lund, who has her pretend. Meghan markles full royal title why she isnt princess. Jamais deux sans toi 1950 film complet en francais. Watch the duchess movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at.
The duchess of idaho is a lesser esther williams vehicle, and while its certainly painless, its also a film best appreciated by members of her fan club. Duchess of idaho is een amerikaanse muziekfilm uit 1950 onder regie van robert z. The duchess is a handsome historical film, impeccably mounted, gowned, wigged and feathered, where a husband and wife spend hours being dressed in order to appear at dinner to argue about whether the mutton is off. An extremely pleasant musical romance, in glowing technicolor, this film has an engaging plot, witty dialogue and good numbers. With keira knightley playing the duchess and ralph fiennes playing her husband, such a conversation is a minefield. The duchess of idaho, dvd, full frame, manufactured on demand, mono sound, musicals theatrical, 883316395738. Duchess of idaho paired williams with frequent costar van johnson. View more property details, sales history and zestimate data on zillow. Duchess of idaho is the cover story for the august, 1950 issue of screen stories which also includes a fullpage ad for the film in the prime mgm spot right next to the contents, indicating that the studio considered this one of their key boxoffice attractions for the summer. Slipping a furlined parka over her trademark bathing suit, hollywoods favorite mermaid hits the snowcovered slopes of idahos famous sun valley in this charming, songfilled romantic comedy.
As of september 2017, the greatschools ratings also incorporate additional information, when available, such as college readiness, academic progress, advanced courses, equity, discipline and attendance data. See the full list of duchess of idaho cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and. Staring clinton sundberg, mel torme, eleanor powell and paula raymond. Im glad to report, however, that the duchess of idaho is light years ahead of it and certainly rates pretty high. Historically, greatschools ratings have been based solely on a comparison of standardized test results for all schools in a given state. Leonard, it was the fourth film pairing esther williams and van johnson. Williams had a tiny role in her first film with johnson, 1943s a guy named joe. Lobby cards were used to advertise film playing at theater and they measure 11 by 14 inches. The duchess is a 2008 british drama film directed by saul dibb. The duke and duchess of cambridge took to their instagram page to celebrate the achievements made by women including eileen fenton mbe pictured who was the first woman to complete the cross. Theyd make a total of five films together, starring as the romantic leads in four of them. This chorus in particular is fun because they sing the title and the names of the cast.
With the sad news today of esther williams passing, watching this film was the perfect way to celebrate her life. Join our community of taste explorers to save your discoveries, create inspiring lists, get personalized recommendations, and follow interesting people. Then there is the gambling something to which the reallife duchess was, if not addicted exactly, sufficiently devoted to run through a very large amount of her cash, leaving her reportedly. Eleanor powell afi tribute to fred astaire youtube.
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