An American in Paris (1951)

  • NR
  • 09/26/1951 (US)
  • Music, Romance, Comedy
  • 1h 53m

What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical!

Overview

Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.

Vincente Minnelli

Director

Alan Jay Lerner

Screenplay, Story

Cast

Gene Kelly's headshot

Gene Kelly

Jerry Mulligan
Leslie Caron's headshot

Leslie Caron

Lise Bouvier
Oscar Levant's headshot

Oscar Levant

Adam Cook
Georges Guétary's headshot

Georges Guétary

Henri Baurel
Nina Foch's headshot

Nina Foch

Milo Roberts
Robert Ames's headshot

Robert Ames

Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Joan Anderson's headshot

Joan Anderson

Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Larry Arnold's headshot

Larry Arnold

Frenchman (uncredited)

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