The Gay Parisian

The Gay Parisian

20 mins | Romance, Music | Jan. 10, 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).

The Gay Parisian

20 mins | Romance, Music | Jan. 10, 1942

The Gay Parisian
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).
IMDb rating 5.6
Producers Warner Bros. Pictures, The Vitaphone Corporation
Original title The Gay Parisian
Directors Jean Negulesco
Writers

Cast

Léonide Massine

as The Peruvian

Milada Mladova

as The Glove Seller

Frederic Franklin

as The Baron

Nathalie Krassovska

as The Flower Girl

Andre Eglevsky

as Tortoni

Igor Youskevitch

as Officer

Cyd Charisse

as Dancer (uncredited)

Marc Platt

as Dancer (uncredited)

George Zoritch

as Dancer (uncredited)

James Starbuck

as Dancer