The Gay Parisian

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

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)

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