The Gay Parisian

The story

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 & crew

Léonide MassineThe Peruvian

Milada MladovaThe Glove Seller

Frederic Franklin

Frederic FranklinThe Baron

Nathalie Krassovska

Nathalie KrassovskaThe Flower Girl

Andre EglevskyTortoni

Igor YouskevitchOfficer

James Starbuck

James StarbuckDancer

Lubov Roudenko

Lubov RoudenkoCan-Can Dancer

Casimir Kokitch

Casimir KokitchDancer

Cyd CharisseDancer (uncredited)

Marc PlattDancer (uncredited)

George ZoritchDancer (uncredited)