Movie: Love Is a Ball

Top 10 Billed Cast

Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford

John Lathrop Davis

Hope Lange
Hope Lange

Millicent 'Millie' Mehaffey

Charles Boyer
Charles Boyer

M. Etienne Pimm

Ricardo Montalban
Ricardo Montalban

Duke Gaspard Ducluzeau

Telly Savalas
Telly Savalas

Dr. Christian Gump

Ruth McDevitt
Ruth McDevitt

Mathilda

Ulla Jacobsson
Ulla Jacobsson

Janine

Georgette Anys
Georgette Anys

Mme. Gallou

Robert Bettoni
Robert Bettoni

Milkman

Mony Dalmès
Mony Dalmès

Mme. Fernier

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    Etienne makes a good living out of marrying off poor but titled young men to rich but untitled young ladies. Millicent is now in his sights on the Riviera, and Grand Duke Gaspar is the bait. But what if Millicent starts to fancy planted chauffeur John instead, and Gaspar takes a shine to Etienne's secretary Janine?

  • Release Date

    1963-04-24

  • Average

    4.6

  • Rating:

    2.3 starts
  • Tagline

    The hilariously mad story of all the best things in life that are not free... and the one thing that definitely is!

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