Can-Can

Can-Can

131 mins | Comedy, Music | March 9, 1960

Parisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache is known for her performances of the can-can, which attracts the ire of the self-righteous Judge Philipe Forrestier. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her boyfriend, lawyer François Durnais.

Can-Can

131 mins | Comedy, Music | March 9, 1960

Can-Can
Parisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache is known for her performances of the can-can, which attracts the ire of the self-righteous Judge Philipe Forrestier. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her boyfriend, lawyer François Durnais.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Suffolk-Cummings Productions
Original title Can-Can
Directors Joseph E. Rickards, Walter Lang
Writers Abe Burrows, Cole Porter, Dorothy Kingsley, Charles Lederer

Cast

Frank Sinatra

as François Durnais

Shirley MacLaine

as Simone Pistache

Maurice Chevalier

as Paul Barriere

Louis Jourdan

as Philipe Forrestier

Juliet Prowse

as Claudine

Marcel Dalio

as André

Leon Belasco

as Arturo

Nestor Paiva

as Bailiff

John A. Neris

as Jacques

Jean Del Val

as Judge Merceaux

Ann Codee

as League President

Eugene Borden

as Chevrolet (uncredited)

Jonathan Kidd

as Recorder (uncredited)

Peter Coe

as Dupont (uncredited)

Marcel De La Brosse

as Plainclothesman (uncredited)

Renee Godfrey

as Dowager (uncredited)

Lily Valenty

as Dowager (uncredited)

Charles Carmen

as Knife Thrower (uncredited)

Carole Bryan

as Gigi (uncredited)

Barbara Carter

as Camille (uncredited)

Jane Earl

as Renee (uncredited)

Ruth Earl

as Julie (uncredited)

Laura Fraser

as Germaine (uncredited)

Vera Lee

as Gabrielle (uncredited)

Lisa Mitchell

as Fifi (uncredited)

Wanda Shannon

as Maxine (uncredited)

Darlene Tittle

as Giselle (uncredited)

Wilda Taylor

as Lili (uncredited)

Alphonse Martell

as Butler (uncredited)

Michele Montau

as Secretary (uncredited)

Edward Le Veque

as Judge (uncredited)

Maurice Marsac

as Bailiff (uncredited)