IMDb RATING
6.3/10
1.2K
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An American entertainer impersonates a wealthy aviator and flirts with his lookalike's neglected wife.An American entertainer impersonates a wealthy aviator and flirts with his lookalike's neglected wife.An American entertainer impersonates a wealthy aviator and flirts with his lookalike's neglected wife.
- Nominated for 2 Oscars
- 1 win & 3 nominations total
Joyce Mackenzie
- Mimi
- (as Joyce MacKenzie)
Charlotte Alpert
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
Charles Andre
- Andre
- (uncredited)
Mari Blanchard
- Eugenie
- (uncredited)
Herman Boden
- Dancer - 'Popo the Puppet'
- (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
- Announcer
- (uncredited)
Tex Brodus
- Dancer - 'Popo the Puppet'
- (uncredited)
Peter Camlin
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe painting of Gene Tierney over the fireplace is the famous portrait of her from the black-and-white noir classic Laura (1944). It is the only opportunity to see the legendary painting in color.
- GoofsWhen Danny Kaye changes costumes in his cabaret act, he puts on a Scottish kilt, but he puts it on backwards. Scottish kilts are always worn with the pleats in the back; Danny's are in the front.
- ConnectionsFeatured in American Masters: Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter (1996)
Featured review
I can't imagine why anyone would dislike this marvelous film. Danny Kaye does a superb job playing a double role, showing a subtlety of acting ability that some might not have thought he had. He is not, for once, cast like a complete fool. Don't get me wrong; he plays those parts well, and is often hysterically funny, as in The Inspector General and The Court Jester. In that picture he does get to play a part that is not a fool, as he is hypnotized into thinking himself a swashbuckling hero, but it is a role that calls for him to lampoon the part he is playing. In On The Riviera, however, he plays a genuine masterful leading male role: a millionaire French airplane manufacturer with a gorgeous wife who is worth the price of admission. His other role is a traditional Kaye role: an American comedian. The gimmick is that he is an almost perfect double for the suave French romantic lead. He really plays three roles, and the subtlety with which he distinguishes them is superb. He is the American comic, he is the French millionaire looking a little like Yves Montand, and he is the American comic successfully passing himself off as the millionaire, fooling the wife and the valet as well as the general public. The role reminds me of Yves Montand in Let's Make Love with Marilyn Monroe: he plays the millionaire and he plays a poor guy trying to break into show business by passing for the millionaire. All in all, a triumph for Danny Kaye, well decorated with gorgeous females.
- donaldgreybarnhouse
- Dec 17, 2006
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $2,500,000
- Runtime1 hour 29 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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