Champagne for Caesar (1950) | |
| Director(s) | Richard Whorf |
| Producer(s) | George Moskov, Joseph H. Nadel (associate), Harry M. Popkin (executive) |
| Top Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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Champagne for Caesar (1950) was a Comedy - Romance Film directed by Richard Whorf and produced by Harry M. Popkin, George Moskov and Joseph H. Nadel.
SYNOPSIS
An unemployed genius appears on a TV quiz show and forces the jackpot to 40 million dollars. The panic-stricken sponsor then hires a femme fatale to disable the human encyclopedia in this funny spoof on the quiz-show industry.
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For the Caftan Woman Blogathon: Champagne for Caesar (1950)
By The Lady Eve on May 5, 2022 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeIn memory of our friend and world class classic film lover and blogger, Paddy, we gather to celebrate her with this, our Caftan Woman Blogathon: Honoring Patricia Nolan-Hall. Click here for links to all participating blogs.~I don't know exactly when Paddy and I first virtually met, but it must've be... Read full article
Champagne for Caesar (1950, Richard Whorf)
on Apr 18, 2020 From The Stop ButtonWhat?s so frustrating about Champagne for Caesar is how little the film really would?ve need to do to be a success. It just needed a rewrite. Someone to come in and fix Hans Jacoby and Frederick Brady?s script, which is usually fine but they really can?t figure out what to do with Celeste Holm. And ... Read full article
CMBA Fabulous Films of the 50s blogathon: Champagne for Caesar (1950)
By Caftan Woman on May 25, 2014 From Caftan WomanThe Classic Movie Blog Association sponsors the Fabulous Films of the 50s blogathon from May 22 to May 26. So many great movies and so many great posts. Ronald Colman stars as Beauregard Bottomley, the last scholar, in the delightful 1950 comedy Champagne for Caesar. As always, Colman is perf... Read full article
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Quotes from
Burnbridge Waters: We have a Frankenstein on our hands, and a very well-informed Frankenstein. He must be stopped.
[Burnbridge Waters is interviewing Beauregard Bottomley for a job]
Burnbridge Waters: I'm thinking of introducing onto the market an all-purpose cake of soap that can also be used to clean teeth.
Beauregard Bottomley: [laughs] I see, sort of a foaming at the mouth approach, eh?
Burnbridge Waters: [not amused at all] You would have started tomorrow.
Beauregard Bottomley: That would have been fine, but aren't we using a strange tense - would have?
Burnbridge Waters: No sir, we are not.
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Facts about
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 5, 1950 with Ronald Colman, Vincent Price, Barbara Britton and Art Linkletter reprising their film roles.
The title refers to Beauregard Bottomley's alcohol-loving parrot Caesar, voiced by Mel Blanc.
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