The World's Greatest Lover(1977)

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The World's Greatest Lover is a comedy about Rudy Valentine, a neurotic baker from Milwaukee who stumbles into Hollywood's most cutthroat competition. When a studio mogul launches a talent search for the next great romantic leading man to rival Rudolph Valentino, thousands of hopefuls flood the city. Rudy knows nothing about acting or romance, but when his wife abandons him for the real Valentino, he's driven to absurd extremes to land the role and reclaim her heart. Caught between his small-town awkwardness and the glamour of 1920s cinema, Rudy must reinvent himself or lose everything. The film balances slapstick humor with genuine pathos as an ordinary man chases an extraordinary dream.