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Marilyn Monroe in The Prince and the Showgirl

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

continuing a season of films starring Hollywood's legendary actress: Also starring. Laurence Olivier with Sybil Thorndike , Richard Wattis
Among the royal visitors for the coronation of 1911 are the Regent of Carpathia, his son, King
Nicholas and his mother-in-law, the Queen Dowager. For diplomatic reasons, the Foreign Office is .eager to gratify the Regent's every whim even to the extent of arranging a secret romance with a beautiful American chorus girl, Elsie Marina ...
Screenplay by TERENCE RATTIGAN from his own play Produced and directed by LAURENCE OLIVIER. Films: page 16

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurence Olivier
Unknown:
Sybil Thorndike
Unknown:
Richard Wattis
Unknown:
Elsie Marina
Unknown:
Terence Rattigan
Directed By:
Laurence Olivier.
Elsie:
Marilyn Monroe
The Regent:
Laurence Olivier
The Queen Dowager:
Sybil Thorndike
Northbrook:
Richard Wattis
King Nicholas:
Jeremy Spenser
Colonel Hoffman:
Esmond Knight
Major-domo:
Paul Hardwick
Maud:
Rosamund Greenwood
Ambassador:
Aubrey Dexter
Maisie Springfield:
Jean Kent
Source: Radio Times

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