The Gay Parisian
10/01/1942
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).
Movie Information
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
James Starbuck
as Dancer
Lubov Roudenko
as Can-Can Dancer
Casimir Kokitch
as Dancer
Cyd Charisse
as Dancer (uncredited)
Marc Platt
as Dancer (uncredited)
George Zoritch
as Dancer (uncredited)
