Monsieur Beaucaire

Komedie, USA, 1946, 93 min.



King Philip V of Spain offers his daughter, Princess Maria, as part of a royal union between his country and France in order to avoid war, and asks King Louis XV to pick his most noble Frenchman for her husband. Louis chooses the Duke de Chandre, known for his expert swordsmanship and his popularity with women. The duke is currently involved with Madame Pompadour, who is also favored by the king. The king's barber, Monsieur Beaucaire, a dandy, is in love with beautiful chambermaid Mimi, who hopes to become a lady of the court. When, in the presence of the queen, Beaucaire mentions Madame Pompadour's familiarity with the king, the king exiles him from the palace. Before Beaucaire leaves, he indulges a whim and dons the king's garb, and Mimi, mistaking him for the king, throws herself at him. She is caught by the queen and exiled to Spain. Beaucaire later helps the duke hide Madame Pompadour, and in return the duke helps Beaucaire escape by dressing him as the duke. Beaucaire and the duke leave for Spain with the Count d'Armand, one of the king's men. As Princess Maria travels incognito with her duenna from a Swiss convent via France to Madrid, General Don Francisco, the head of King Philip's army, plans a coup d'état. When the general's men ambush Maria's coach, de Chandre rescues her and they fall in love, unaware of the other's real identity. D'Armand escorts Beaucaire to the palace to pose as de Chandre until he finishes his rendezvous. At the palace, Don Francisco rescues Mimi from Spanish soldiers and offers her a chateau in exchange for her help in killing the duke. Meanwhile, Maria's duenna separates the lovers, and the duke searches for the princess in vain. Mimi steals Beaucaire's sword, leaving him defenseless when the general's soldiers attack him, but de Chandre rescues him. De Chandre and Maria are reunited in the palace gardens, and she refuses to receive her fiancé at King Philip's welcoming banquet. Beaucaire bungles the affair, and the king is furious. When de Chandre is seen leaving Maria's chambers, her duenna has him locked up in the palace dungeon. Only when the general proclaims that de Chandre has dishonored the princess does the duke realize he is to marry the woman he loves, and confesses his identity. The general plans to keep him locked up until after the wedding the next morning, and then to expose King Louis' "double-cross" and incite war. Mimi helps the duke escape, and before the general can have Beaucaire and the king and queen of France arrested, Beaucaire engages him in a swordfight. De Chandre relieves Beaucaire and beats the general, then kisses his bride. King Philip's soldiers then go after the general, and Mimi, believing the soldiers are after her and Beaucaire, flees in a coach, followed by the general who hops on the back. Some time later, in America, General Don Francisco is the shoeshiner at the Beaucaires' barbershop. The Beaucaires also have a baby, who is the spitting image of his father.
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