The Gay Parisian (1942)

Title: The Gay Parisian
Original Title: The Gay Parisian
Release Date: 1942-01-10
Status: Released
Rating: 4.3/10 (from 11 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Music, Romance
Production Companies: Warner Bros. Pictures
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).
Cast

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)