Monsieur Beaucaire

Monsieur Beaucaire is a 1946 comedy set in the court of King Louis XV, where an awkward barber finds himself caught up in political intrigue. When a French duke who is supposed to travel to Spain and marry Princess Maria instead has the barber take on his identity, the barber is mistaken for a nobleman and becomes entangled in court schemes. The story follows this case of mistaken identity as it plays out among the royal household.

The film was directed by George Marshall, the fourth of thirteen films he directed, made between The Blue Dahlia and Tap Roots. Norman Panama and Melvin Frank wrote the screenplay, and Paul Jones produced it for Paramount. Bob Hope stars as the title character, with Joan Caulfield as Mimi, Patric Knowles as Duc le Chandre, Marjorie Reynolds as Princess Maria of Spain, Cecil Kellaway as Count D'Armand, and Joseph Schildkraut as Don Francisco. The credited cast numbers twenty-four.

Running ninety-three minutes, the film blends comedy and romance. On TMDB it holds a rating of 5.7 out of 10 from eleven votes, indicating a modest audience response.