''Monte Carlo Baby'' is a 1951
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
co-directed by
Jean Boyer and
Lester Fuller. It featured an early performance by
Audrey Hepburn playing a spoiled actress. Most Hepburn biographies indicate that it was during the filming of this film that Hepburn was first discovered by the playwright
Colette
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette (; 28 January 1873 – 3 August 1954), known mononymously as Colette, was a French author and woman of letters. She was also a mime, actress, and journalist. Colette is best known in the English-speaking world for her ...
and chosen for the lead role in the play ''
Gigi'', which would lead to Hepburn launching her acting career in
Hollywood (though see ''
Secret People (film)
''Secret People'' is a 1952 British drama film, directed by Thorold Dickinson and produced by Sidney Cole for Ealing Studios, with a screenplay from Thorold Dickinson, Wolfgang Wilhelm, Joyce Carey and Christianna Brand. ''Secret People'' stars ...
'' for an alternative account that suggests she was discovered by a film producer via that movie). In any event, this was the last movie Hepburn made before launching her Hollywood film career.
''Monte Carlo Baby'' was produced in the English language, while a second version of the film was made in French. Since Hepburn was fluent in French, she played the same role (although the character's name was changed). This version of the film was released in 1951 as ''Nous irons à Monte Carlo'' (''We're Going to Monte Carlo'').
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1951 films
1951 comedy films
1950s English-language films
1950s multilingual films
British black-and-white films
British comedy films
British multilingual films
English-language French films
Films set in Monaco
French black-and-white films
French comedy films
French multilingual films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Boyer
1950s British films
1950s French films
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