The Prince and the Showgirl
Year:
1957
Production Country:
Great Britain / USA
Period comedy/romance. Story of the mutual infatuation of an American-born showgirl and a visiting Balkan prince at the 1911 Coronation, with casual supper affair developing into genuine affection.
Cast & credits
Cast
- the Regent Laurence Olivier
- Elsie Marina Marilyn Monroe
- the Queen Dowager Sybil Thorndike
- King Nicolas Jeremy Spenser
- Northbrook Richard Wattis
- the Foreign Office David Horne
- call boy Harold Goodwin
- dresser Gladys Henson
- Maisie Springfield Jean Kent
- theatre manager Charles Victor
- Fanny Daphne Anderson
- Betty Vera Day
- Maggie Gillian Owen
- Hoffman Esmond Knight
- major domo Paul Hardwick
- Maud Rosamund Greenwood
- valet with violin Andrea Malandrinos
- Lottie Margot Lister
- head valet Dennis Edwards
- the ambassador Aubrey Dexter
- Lady Sunningdale Maxine Audley
- [.] Jacqueline Haskins
- [.] Ian Hobbs
- [.] Howard Vaughan
- [.] Gareth Tandy
- [.] Christopher Hunter
- [.] Mary-Lou Honour
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Laurence Olivier
- Associate Director Anthony Bushell
- Assistant Director David W. Orton
- [Assistant Director (2nd)] Roy Stevens
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Geoffrey Haine
- [Assistant Director (3rd)] Colin Clark
- Additional Assistant Direction David Tringham
- Continuity Elaine Schreyeck
Production
- © Marilyn Monroe Productions
- Presented by Warner Bros.
- [Production Company] Laurence Olivier Productions
- Executive Producer Milton H. Greene
- Produced by Laurence Olivier
- Executive in Charge of Production Hugh Perceval
- [Staff Manager] Roger Hunt
- Production Manager Edward Joseph
- [Chief Accountant] Ron Atkinson
- [Assistant Accountant] Tony Hedges
- [Production Assistant] David Maysles
- [Production Secretary] Norma Garment
- [Producer's Secretary] Vanessa Mathew
- Studio Pinewood Studios
Casting
- [Casting Director] Weston Drury Jr
- [Casting] John Owen
- [Casting] Eric Wetherall
Writing
- Screenplay by Terence Rattigan
- [Based on play 'The Sleeping Prince'] By Terence Rattigan
Photography
- Director of Photography Jack Cardiff
- Camera Operator Denys Coop
- [Focus Puller] Wally Fairweather
- [Clapper Loader] James Sainsbury
Stills
- [Stills] James Swarbrick
- [Stills] Lynda Swarbrick
Special Effects
- Special Effects Bill Warrington
- Special Effects Charles Staffell
Editing
- Editor Jack Harris
- [Assistant Editor] Desmond Saunders
- [Assistant Editor (2nd)] Jim Clark
Design
- Production Designer Roger Furse
- [Assistant to Roger Furse] Jocelyn Rickards
- Art Direction Carmen Dillon
- [Assistant Art Director] Ernest Archer
- Set Dresser Dario Simoni
- [Draughtsman] Gordon Foster
- [Prop Buyer] John Higgs
- [Construction Manager] Ronnie Udell
Costumes
- Ladies' Costumes Beatrice Dawson
- [Assistant to Costume Designer] Doris Lee
- [Dresser for Marilyn Monroe] May Walding
- [Dresser for Laurence Oliver] Harry Jordan
- [Wardrobe Mistress] Vi Murray
- [Women's Wardrobe Assistant] Joyce Wynne
Make-up
- [Make-up for Marilyn Monroe] Allan Snyder
- Make-up Tony Sforzini
- [Assistant Make-up Artist] Tom Smith
- Hairdressing Gordon Bond
- [Assistant Hairdresser] Daphne Vollmer
Music
- Music Composed by Richard Addinsell
- Music Directed by Muir Mathieson
Sound
- Music Recording by Ted Drake
- Sound Recording John W. Mitchell
- Sound Recording Gordon K. McCallum
- [Sound Assistant] Harry Fairbairn
- [Sound Camera Operator] Ron Butcher
- [Boom Operator] Danny Daniel
- [Boom Assistant] Roy Charman
Choreography
- Dances Arranged by William Chappell
Publicity
- [Special Press Representative] Bill Batchelor
- [Unit Publicist] Alan Arnold
- [Publicity Secretary] Juanita Oswin
