Le roi des reporters

Original title: The Housekeeper's Daughter

1939
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1h 20m

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Joan Bennett, John Hubbard, and Adolphe Menjou in Le roi des reporters (1939)

Buddy Comedy Film Noir Screwball Comedy Comedy Crime Drama Romance

There is the murder of a gangster. His girlfriend goes to stay with her mother. The mother is the housekeeper of an upper middle-class family with an attractive son. The gangster's gang foll... Read allThere is the murder of a gangster. His girlfriend goes to stay with her mother. The mother is the housekeeper of an upper middle-class family with an attractive son. The gangster's gang follows the girl, and the police pursue the gang.There is the murder of a gangster. His girlfriend goes to stay with her mother. The mother is the housekeeper of an upper middle-class family with an attractive son. The gangster's gang follows the girl, and the police pursue the gang.

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6.1/10

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Trivia
Victor Mature was cast after being spotted in a stage play, To Quito and Back. This film marked his debut in the small role of a gangster called Lefty. He impressed Hal Roach so much that Roach cast Mature in the lead for Tumak, fils de la jungle (1940) where he created a sensation as the beefy caveman hero, beginning a long career as a star.

Quotes
Benny: Gosh, you're pretty--you're awful pretty.
Hilda: Aw, you're fooling.
Benny: Oh no, ma'am. You're even prettier than she was.
Hilda: Who was she?
Benny: She was my girl.
Hilda: Isn't she your girl anymore?
Benny: Oh, no. No, she's gone. They're all gone, now.
Hilda: Oh? Bet you're a regular lady killer.
Benny: Oh yes, ma'am, but I didn't mean to. Honest I didn't.

Soundtracks
Bridal Chorus (Here Comes the Bride)
(1850) (uncredited)
from "Lohengrin"
Written by Richard Wagner
Hummed by Adolphe Menjou

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The Housekeeper's Daughter review

The sultry Joan Bennett adds some class to this tame comedy about a rookie reporter who stumbles upon a murder involving a mentally challenged serial killer and gangsters (one of whom is a debuting Victor Mature). It's slow to start and doesn't quite seem to know where it's going, but builds up to a decent finale.