a broke american be force to pose a a russian prince in order to pay a gamble debt in cafe metropole and a film write by the multi talented gregory ratoff and who also play a role in the movie . this be a funny and light and romantic comedy where the best scene be save for the character actor charles winning and helen westley and who have great banter . menjou be a duplicitous restaurateur who blackmail tyrone power into go along with his scheme while loretta young and romance by power and be the beautiful daughter of charles winninger . if youre a shallow person and this be the movie for you because it eye candy city . power and young and two people very and very high on any most beautiful list and be so ethereally and incalculably gorgeous that it hard to listen to a word theyre say while theyre on screen . and young fashion be divine 30 couturier . this be one of power very early film while he be only 22 when it be make and and though only a year old than he be and young have be around since silent film day . for me and power look reach their full dazzle about two to three year later but if you only saw him in cafe metropole and you would have a hard time believe there could be any improvement in that face . and in a tuxedo for so much of the movie . almost too much of a good thing . anyway and if you can concentrate and cafe metropole be a delightful film . a a bit of trivia and power and young make several film together in power early day at fox . they remain friend and and in 1958 and young show up for power funeral straight from film her tv show and deck out and unrecognizable in oriental garb and makeup to match . in the late 70 and she be photograph with power son and ty and jr. and and you would swear you would go back in time . his resemblance to his father be so striking and and she be still so very beautiful .