The Gay Parisian (1941)

  • NR
  • 12/02/1941 (US)
  • Music, Romance
  • 20m

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

Cast

Léonide Massine's headshot

Léonide Massine

The Peruvian
Milada Mladova's headshot

Milada Mladova

The Glove Seller
Frederic Franklin's headshot

Frederic Franklin

The Baron
Nathalie Krassovska's headshot

Nathalie Krassovska

The Flower Girl
Andre Eglevsky's headshot

Andre Eglevsky

Tortoni
Igor Youskevitch's headshot

Igor Youskevitch

Officer
James Starbuck's headshot

James Starbuck

Dancer
Lubov Roudenko's headshot

Lubov Roudenko

Can-Can Dancer

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