Monsieur Beaucaire is a 1946 comedy film starring Bob Hope as the title character, the barber of King Louis XV of France. It is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Booth Tarkington. It is a remake of the 1924 Rudolph Valentino silent film of the same name Monsieur Beaucaire. Plot King Louis XV of France is invited by his rival King Philip V of Spain to choose a suitable husband for Philip's daughter, Princess Maria, as a gesture of unity between their two nations. Louis's choice is the Duc le Chandre, but the duke fancies Madame Pompadour, as does the king. Louis' barber, Beaucaire, becomes tangled in a web of deceit along with Mimi, a chambermaid he loves. Both end up exiled from France, and after Beaucaire assists the duke in hiding Madame Pompadour, all must ward off General Don Francisco, who is planning to overthrow Philip so that he can rule Spain. After a series of mistakes and misadventures, Beaucaire shows his bravery in a sword fight with Don Francisco, and is rewarded by the duke coming to his rescue. Cast Bob Hope as Monsieur Beaucaire Joan Caulfield as Mimi Patric Knowles as Duc le Chandre Marjorie Reynolds as Princess Maria of Spain Cecil Kellaway as Count D'Armand Joseph Schildkraut as Don Francisco Reginald Owen as King Louis XV Constance Collier as The Queen of France Hillary Brooke as Madame Pompadour Fortunio Bonanova as Don Carlos Douglass Dumbrille as George Washington Mary Nash as The Duenna Leonid Kinskey as Rene Howard Freeman as King Philip V Lewis Russell as Chief Justice Brandon Hurst as Marquis (uncredited) References External links 1946 films American black-and-white films Films based on American novels Films directed by George Marshall 1946 comedy films American comedy films Films based on works by Booth Tarkington Films scored by Robert Emmett Dolan Films with screenplays by Frank Tashlin Films set in the 18th century Cultural depictions of Louis XV Cultural depictions of Madame de Pompadour Cultural depictions of George Washington Paramount Pictures films 1940s American films