Princess O'Rourke, the story of a temporarily exiled princess living in New York is pretty indicative of the romantic comedy genre of the time: Boy meets girl under zany circumstances (in this case, Olivia de Havilland is a frightened airline passenger and Robert Cummings is her pilot), they very quickly fall in love and she withholds the fact that she is royalty until the end when mayhem ensues. Formulaic? Definitely. But de Havilland is so engaging that you refrain from rolling your eyes more than if it were many other actresses and Robert Cummings is a charming leading man.
The supporting characters of note include Charles Coburn (who seems to play the `curmudgeonly uncle' more often than not this is the second time I've seen him play uncle to de Havilland), Jack Carson (of Mildred Pierce fame) as Cummings' best friend and a really sour-faced Jane Wyman as Carson's wife.
Princess O'Rourke isn't a well-known film or even a great film, but it certainly has its charm. My recommendation is to watch this film if it comes around on cable but it is average enough to not make it worthwhile to actively seek out.
--Shelly
The supporting characters of note include Charles Coburn (who seems to play the `curmudgeonly uncle' more often than not this is the second time I've seen him play uncle to de Havilland), Jack Carson (of Mildred Pierce fame) as Cummings' best friend and a really sour-faced Jane Wyman as Carson's wife.
Princess O'Rourke isn't a well-known film or even a great film, but it certainly has its charm. My recommendation is to watch this film if it comes around on cable but it is average enough to not make it worthwhile to actively seek out.
--Shelly