April in Paris (film)
- Doris Day
- Ray Bolger
- Claude Dauphin
- Vernon Duke
- LeRoy Prinz
company
- December 24, 1952 (1952-12-24)
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April in Paris is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger, and directed by David Butler.
Plot
Winthrop Putnam is the Assistant Secretary to the Assistant to the Undersecretary of State, and was formerly Assistant Assistant Secretary to the Assistant to the Undersecretary of State. Winthrop tells a Frenchman, Philippe Farquotte,[clarification needed] but Philippe is not allowed any help from his friends to get back home to Paris. Philippe ends up becoming an employee aboard a ship. Winthrop jumps on board to give Ethel Barrymore unhappy information about her representing the American theatre at an art exposition in Paris. Instead, in a case of mistaken identity, the invitation is delivered to Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson, an All-American Broadway chorus girl. Ethel and Winthrop meet on the way to Paris and fall in love. However, Winthrop is engaged to Marcia Sherman, daughter of his boss Secretary Robert Sherman. After a misunderstanding, Winthrop and Ethel ultimately end up together.
Cast
- Doris Day as Ethel S. "Dynamite" Jackson
- Ray Bolger as S. Winthrop Putnam
- Claude Dauphin as Philippe Fouquet
- Eve Miller as Marcia Sherman
- George Givot as François
- Paul Harvey as Secretary Robert Sherman
- Herbert Farjeon as Joshua Stevens
- Wilson Millar as Sinclair Wilson
- Raymond Largay as Joseph Welmar
- John Alvin as Tracy
- Jack Lomas as cab driver
- Jarma Lewis as Chorine
Songs
- "April in Paris" – Yip Harburg
- This song was first a hit in 1932, composed by Vernon Duke and written by Harburg.
- "It Must Be Good" – Doris Day
- "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight" – Doris Day and Ray Bolger
- "That's What Makes Paris Paree" – Doris Day and Claude Dauphin
- "Give Me Your Lips" – Claude Dauphin
- "I Ask You" – Doris Day, Ray Bolger, and Claude Dauphin
- "The Place You Hold in My Heart (I Know a Place)" – Doris Day
- "Auprès de ma blonde" – Claude Dauphin
References
- ^ "The Top Box Office Hits of 1953". Variety. January 13, 1954.
External links
- April in Paris at IMDb
- April in Paris at AllMovie
- April in Paris at Rotten Tomatoes
- April in Paris at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films
- April in Paris at the TCM Movie Database
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