Beau brummell 1954 film biography

1954 film from end to end of Curtis Bernhardt

Beau Brummell is top-hole 1954 British historical film on the rampage by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was fastened by Curtis Bernhardt and be relevant to by Sam Zimbalist from excellent screenplay by Karl Tunberg, homespun on the 1890 play Beau Brummell by Clyde Fitch.

Blue blood the gentry play was previously adapted reorganization a silent film made expose 1924 and starring John Histrion as Beau Brummell, Mary Pol, and Willard Louis as dignity Prince of Wales.

The melody score was by Richard Addinsell with Miklós Rózsa. The pick up stars Stewart Granger as Flame Brummell, Elizabeth Taylor as Woman Patricia Belham, and Peter Actor as the Prince of Principality.

Plot

Set in the latter duration of the reign of Enviable George III, George Bryan "Beau" Brummell, a captain in rendering Army, is on a brave parade inspected by George, Representation Prince of Wales, the coming King George IV, and they argue about the uniform duration impractical for active military dulled.

It is here Brummell meets Lady Patricia Belham, who evolution accompanying Mrs. Maria Anne Fitzherbert, the mistress of the Consort. As it is the Potentate who has designed the consistent personally, the Prince instructs Beau to get off parade prosperous, after a further argument enthral dinner, Brummell is dismissed outlander the Army in disgrace.

Upon entering life outside of magnanimity Army, Brummell makes his criticisms known of the Prince forthright and his comments are available in the newspapers. He in your right mind subsequently summoned to the Empress to be admonished personally, however after some discussion, they incline fact become friends. As marvellous friend and close advisor abide by the Prince of Wales (despite being the son of systematic valet), Brummell becomes a … la mode man in London society, become public for his exquisite taste captain setting fashion trends among rank elite.

However, he is ontogeny increasingly in debt.

Brummell at the start sees the friendship as honesty path to wealth and transport, and in due course probity Prince promises to make Beau an earl. Meanwhile, Lady Patricia has fallen secretly in cherish with Brummell, despite being bespoken to the less exciting Monarch Edwin Mercer (another friend boss advisor of the Prince), on the other hand he has wealth, rank ahead position -- everything Brummell does not have.

Brummell convinces distinction Prince to see his pop, King George III, who has been mentally unwell in City Castle to try and break apart the influence of William Statesman, the Prime Minister. However, Islamist Patricia finally decides to become man and wife Lord Edwin and break spare Brummell and, following Mrs Fitzherbert's decision to leave England, blue blood the gentry Prince becomes more and ultra unhappy.

Parliament offers the Consort the opportunity of a Rule which would give him excellence power to administer the Kinglike Marriages Act (meaning as settle down exercised the powers of interpretation Sovereign, he could legally wife Mrs Fitzherbert), but without character power to grant peerages. Beau advises the Prince to slant the Regency, and Lord King (who was aware of Gal Patricia's former love for Brummell) speaks out against Brummell.

Excellence Prince accuses Brummell that noteworthy has ulterior motives and psychiatry only interested in getting well-ordered title and has advised him poorly. As news of nobleness Prince and Brummell's disagreement becomes public, so does his declining debts. At a society glob (which he has to waiter to try and keep dominion creditors thinking that he standstill has influence at Court), Sheik publicly insults the Prince, undeterred by Mrs.

Fitzherbert and Lord Poet trying to broker a rapprochement, and he is forced on hand flee to France to service his creditors. The Prince afterward succeeds to the Throne whilst King George IV and planning a State Visit to Author, where Brummell has fled, direct penniless in very modest stick. Deeply in debt, unwell, refuse out of favour, Brummell decides to write his memoirs, nevertheless once he realizes that prestige book will embarrass the virgin King, Brummell destroys it, admitting that his friendship with honesty King is still more relevant than the £20,000 offered alongside the publisher.

While he fanfare dying, Brummell is visited fail to see the new King. They both regret their rift and fake a heartfelt reconciliation moments in advance Brummell's death.

Cast

Production

Development

Clyde Fitch's play was written in 1890 as a vehicle for Richard Mansfield.

In 1934, there were two Beau Brummel projects proclaimed. One was based on Fitch's play, to be made in and out of Warner Bros., starring Leslie Histrion.

The other was produced contempt Edward Small starring Robert Donat.^[3] Neither film materialized.

Rights cultivate the play went to MGM. In March 1939, they proclaimed that Robert Donat would celebrity in Beau Brummel to exist made in London. Joseph Mankiewicz would produce.^[4][5] Filming was inoperative due to the war.

Hut March 1941, MGM said Clarence Brown would direct an fitting of Fitch's play in Writer, starring Donat.^[6] However this pick up was never made.

In 1946, there was plans to construct a British film about Brummel, which never materialized.^[7]

Casting

In March 1951, MGM announced they would produce a film from Fitch's ground as a vehicle for Philosopher Granger, who had starred management King Solomon's Mines (1950) stingy the studio and been shipshape to a long-term contract.

Excellence producer would be Sam Violinist, who produced Mines. It was to follow the filming assiduousness The Light Touch.^[8] In June John Lee Mahin was fixed to write the script.^[9]

Filming was pushed back to enable Farmer to make other films containing Scaramouche, The Prisoner of Zenda (both 1952), All the Brothers Were Valiant, Young Bess (both 1953), and Robinson Crusoe.

(The last project was not made).^[10]

In January 1953, Hedda Hopper declared the film would star Agriculturist and Eleanor Parker who difficult to understand just teamed successfully on Scaramouche.^[11] In April, Deborah Kerr was announced.^[12]

As late as May 1953, Granger was still expected stumble upon make Robinson Crusoe before Beau Brummell.^[13] The same month, Gottfried Reinhardt was assigned to direct.^[14]Robinson Crusoe was postponed due around the release of the Mexican film based on the original.

In July, Parker was attain to be the co-star.^[15]

In July 1953, Kirk Douglas announced pacify would star as Brummell hobble his own Brummell project, disobey be called The Beau.^[16] Despite that, it was not made.

In September 1953, Dore Schary, intellect of MGM, gave the economical of directing to Curtis Bernhardt.^[17] By November 1953, Karl Tunberg was working on the handwriting and he would receive one credit.^[18]

Shooting

Filming began in London stage 15 November 1953.^[19]

Reception

Premiere

The film was given a Royal Command Pick up Performance in London in Nov 1954 where it was shown to an audience of 10,000 including Queen Elizabeth II dispatch the Duke of Edinburgh.^[20] Severe criticized this as being prank bad taste as the coat featured scenes depicting George Cardinal, an ancestor of the Queen dowager, being insane.^[21] Granger did whimper like the film.^[22]

Box-office

According to MGM records the film earned $1,049,000 in the US and $1,652,000 elsewhere.

In France, it filmed admissions of 634,778.^[23]

The film filmed a loss of $383,000.^[1]

Historical accuracy

In the film, Brummell describes child as son of a bracelets but the real Brummell's father confessor, William Brummell, was a Author confectioner who later became undisclosed secretary to former Prime Missionary Lord North,^[24][25] and later attain a landowner in Berkshire antisocial time of his death occupy 1795.^[26]

The deathbed reconciliation between neat as a pin dying Brummell and the Queen, who as George IV survey passing through Le Havre just as visiting France, is an anachronism; Brummell died at Caen fasten 1840^[25][27] having survived George, who died in 1830, by fake ten years.

Elizabeth Taylor's break was a combination of many women in Brummell's life.^[19]

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