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The Gay Parisian

(1942)

January 10, 1942 0h 20m
49%
TMDB Score

Overview

The Gay Parisian is an American short film produced in 1941 by Warner Bros. featuring the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and directed by Jean Negulesco. The film is a screen adaptation, in Technicolor, of the 1938 ballet Gaîté Parisienne, choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Jacques Offenbach. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).

Jean Negulesco

Director

Top Billed Cast

LM

Léonide Massine

The Peruvian

MM

Milada Mladova

The Glove Seller

FF

Frederic Franklin

The Baron

NK

Nathalie Krassovska

The Flower Girl

AE

Andre Eglevsky

Tortoni

IY

Igor Youskevitch

Officer

JS

James Starbuck

Dancer

LR

Lubov Roudenko

Can-Can Dancer

CK

Casimir Kokitch

Dancer

CC

Cyd Charisse

Dancer (uncredited)