The Gay Parisian

Jean Negulesco
1942-01-10


4.3
20 min

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

Name Character Team
Léonide Massine The Peruvian Unowned
Milada Mladova The Glove Seller Unowned
Frederic Franklin The Baron Unowned
Nathalie Krassovska The Flower Girl Unowned
Andre Eglevsky Tortoni Unowned
Igor Youskevitch Officer Unowned
James Starbuck Dancer Unowned
Lubov Roudenko Can-Can Dancer Unowned
Casimir Kokitch Dancer Unowned
Cyd Charisse Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
Marc Platt Dancer (uncredited) Unowned
George Zoritch Dancer (uncredited) Unowned