The Gay Parisian (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).
Director: Jean Negulesco
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Léonide Massine as The Peruvian |
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Milada Mladova as The Glove Seller |
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Frederic Franklin as The Baron |
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Nathalie Krassovska as The Flower Girl |
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Andre Eglevsky as Tortoni |
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Igor Youskevitch as Officer |
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James Starbuck as Dancer |
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Lubov Roudenko as Can-Can Dancer |
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Casimir Kokitch as Dancer |
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Cyd Charisse as Dancer (uncredited) |
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Marc Platt as Dancer (uncredited) |
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George Zoritch as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Directing | Jean Negulesco | Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Barbara Karinska | Costume Design |
| Crew | Vincenzo Celli | Choreographer |
| Production | Gordon Hollingshead | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Efrem Kurtz | Music Director |
| Sound | Sol Hurok | Music Arranger |
| Sound | Charles David Forrest | Sound |
| Crew | Léonide Massine | Choreographer |
| Editing | Natalie Kalmus | Colorist |
| Editing | Everett Dodd | Editor |
| Art | Charles Novi | Art Direction |
| Camera | Ernest Haller | Director of Photography |
