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