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Synopsis: An unemployed genius becomes a contestant on television's biggest quiz show and proceeds to win the company from the show's sponsor in this riotous comedy favorite! Vincent Price gives a career best performance as the eccentric owner of the Milady Soap empire, along with pitch perfect turns by Academy Award winners Ronald Colman (Lost Horizon) and the effervescent Celeste Holm (All About Eve). A rollicking, romantic film guaranteed to tickle your funny bone!
Starring: Ronald Colman, Celeste Holm
Supporting actors: Vincent Price, Barbara Britton, Art Linkletter, Gabriel Heatter, George Fisher, Byron Foulger, Ellye Marshall, Vicki Raaf, John Eldredge, Lyle Talbot, George Leigh, John Hart, Mel Blanc, Peter Brocco, Brian O'Hara, Jack Daly, Gordon Nelson, Herbert Lytton, George Meader, Robert Clarke
Directed by: Richard Whorf
Genre: Comedy
Runtime: 1 hour 40 minutes
Studio: Egami
ASIN: B000YST928 (Rental) and B000YSVEGW (Purchase)
Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,756 in Amazon Video On Demand (See Bestsellers in Amazon Video On Demand)
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2.0 out of 5 stars Picture is fun and smart. The sound, just awful., January 20, 2003
By Larry A. Verdugo (Pasadena, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Champagne for Caesar (DVD)
"Champagne for Caesar" was a film I saw in my early days of film going. I've always remembered it as a smart and funny film, especially notable for Celeste Holmes sophisticated turn as Ronald Coleman's charming nemesis and Vincent Price's off-the-wall performance as the eccentric manufacturor of "Milady Soap, The Soap That Sanctifies."

I looked forward to this DVD but must report that technically it falls too far short to recommend. About a quarter of the way into it, the sound turns extremely harsh and is almost unlistenable. Later still, intrusive scratches and smudges-- that surely could have been eliminated--suddenly intrude, spoiling the moment.

"Champagne for Caesar" remains a charming romp but not in this presentation.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Bad transfer, July 15, 2003
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This review is from: Champagne for Caesar (DVD)
I won't go into the story line as others before me have covered that. Let me instead deal with the quality of this DVD. It stinks! Mainly because of the sound. At points it sounds like the actors are talking under water. At first I thought I had a bad disc, so I returned it for replacement, but got the same problem. So I wrote to the company that put this out on DVD and this was their response: Thank you for your inquiry. We are sorry to hear that you are disappointed with your latest Image Entertainment purchase. Unfortunately the problem that you are describing concerning the soundtrack of this film is the result of damaged film stock. Image Entertainment made three attempts to find the best available master for this film and the finished product was made using the best remaining film stock available.

Bottom line is, buy this ONLY if you can't do without this film. Otherwise there are lots of other wonderful films on better DVDs.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Zany cult film from 1950. , May 22, 2005
By M. Emery "michaeleme" (MO, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Champagne for Caesar (DVD)
This film has Oscar winner Ronald Colman's last starring performance. (He only had small roles in two later films.) After its failure at the box office, Colman did a radio show ("The Halls of Ivy"), and in 1954 starred in a TV adaptation of that radio show for a year. Meanwhile, "Caesar" developed a cult following when it was shown on TV (appropriately, since it is all about the way TV saturates a nation's consciousness). Now that the film's available on DVD, perhaps it can find a new audience. Colman is matched by two strong character actors in this film: Vincent Price, even more flamboyant than he was in "His Kind of Woman" (1951), and Celeste Holm, another Oscar winner (for supporting actress in "Gentleman's Agreement"), who doesn't appear until halfway through but dominates the second half as a wide-eyed femme fatale. The surreal offices at the Milady soap company show superior art directors at work. The dialogue is crackling and quotable, but the plotting has problems (several times, we are told what's about to happen before it does). Moreover, the two love relationships aren't convincing (Colman's character looks happier living his sister, played by the lovely and charming Barbara Britton). The continuing gimmick with the drunken parrot (voiced by Mel Blanc) is hysterical. All in all, a film well worth seeing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Satire.
This is a hilarious look at TV gameshoes of the 50s and how they affected the american public and products. Read more
Published 6 days ago by Raymond L. Kinney

5.0 out of 5 stars classic film
Fast service, great dvd, showing a claasic film starring Ronald Coleman as a radio contest winner. A look at our simpler times. Very enjoyable !
Published 4 months ago by Frederick L. Marfell

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, enjoyable movie :)
Ronald Colman is excellent in this movie as is Vincent Price. It's very entertaining and comical. If you like Arsenic & Old Lace, Talk of the Town, and Harvey you will enjoy this... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny then, and funny now
I first saw this flick more than 25 years ago, and thought it was a hoot. In today's world of idiotic "reality" shows, it's just as funny. The cast is just about impeccable. Read more
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3.0 out of 5 stars Deft vintage comedy
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Published 18 months ago by F. J. Harvey

4.0 out of 5 stars A Price beyond price.
Some movies have a single element or performance that raise them above the ordinary, and in Richard Whorf's "Champagne for Caesar" it's Vincent Price's hysterically funny turn as... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Miles D. Moore

5.0 out of 5 stars Champagne For Caesar
This is a classic comedy with Ronald Colman, Vincent Price, Celeste Holm and Art Linkletter. A genius tries to put a show out of business to help his own financial problems... Read more
Published on May 6, 2007 by Barbara J. D'ambrosio

4.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious!
Champagne for Caesar is a film about a man (Ronald Colman) who finds television game shows incredibly stupid and a waste of time. Read more
Published on January 17, 2006 by Samantha Kelley

4.0 out of 5 stars Amusing screwball comedy
Ronald Colman is perfectly cast as reserved, erudite and unemployed scholar Beauregard Bottomley the possessor of an encyclopedic array of knowledge. Read more
Published on October 3, 2005 by Cory D. Slipman

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