Reflecting on 'The United States vs. Billie Holiday'
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The Gay Parisian (1942)
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).
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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).
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Genre:Music, Romance
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In Theaters:1/10/1942
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Runtime:20 minutes
Studio:Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Jean Negulesco
Director
Léonide Massine
The Peruvian
Milada Mladova
The Glove Seller
Frederic Franklin
The Baron
Nathalie Krassovska
The Flower Girl
Andre Eglevsky
Tortoni
Igor Youskevitch
Officer
James Starbuck
Dancer
Lubov Roudenko
Can-Can Dancer
Casimir Kokitch
Dancer
Cyd Charisse
Dancer (uncredited)
Marc Platt
Dancer (uncredited)
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