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The Fool and the Princess (1948) | Slate

Rated 10.0 on TMDB

The Fool and the Princess

In this romantic comedy, a man returns to his wife after the war, but is disturbed by his continuing fixation upon the woman he met who claims to be a Russian princess. He leaves his wife to find the princess. When he does, at long last, find her, he discovers that she lied. The man quickly goes back to his wife.

Released: 1948
Runtime: 1h 12m

Direction and writing

William C. HammondDirector

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