Monsieur Beaucaire (1946 film)

King Louis XV of France is invited by his rival King Philip V of Spain to choose a suitable husband for Philip's daughter, Princess Maria, as a gesture of unity between their two nations. Louis's choice is the Duc le Chandre, but the duke fancies Madame Pompadour, as does the king. Louis' bumbling barber, Beaucaire, becomes tangled in a web of deceit along with Mimi, a chambermaid he loves. Both end up exiled from France, and after Beaucaire assists the duke in hiding Madame Pompadour, all must ward off General Don Francisco who is planning to overthrow Philip so that he can rule Spain. After a series of mistakes and misadventures, Beaucaire shows his bravery in a sword fight with Don Francisco, and is rewarded by the duke coming to his rescue. Beaucaire and Mimi emigrate safely to the American Colonies, where Mimi gives birth to a baby that has Bob Hope's adult face. ==Cast==

• Bob Hope as Monsieur Beaucaire • Joan Caulfield as Mimi • Patric Knowles as Duc le Chandre • Marjorie Reynolds as Princess Maria of Spain • Cecil Kellaway as Count D'Armand • Joseph Schildkraut as Don Francisco • Reginald Owen as King Louis XV • Constance Collier as Marie Leszczyńska, The Queen of France • Hillary Brooke as Madame de Pompadour • Fortunio Bonanova as Don Carlos • Douglass Dumbrille as George Washington • Mary Nash as The Duenna • Leonid Kinskey as Rene • Howard Freeman as King Philip V • Lewis Russell as Chief Justice • Brandon Hurst as Marquis (uncredited) ==References==