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It Happened in Paris (1935 film)
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Wikipedia article
'It Happened in Paris' is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Robert Wyler and Carol Reed, starring John Loder, Nancy Burne, and Esme Percy.[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026536/ IMDB entry] The film marked Reed's directorial debut, and after working on this film with Wyler he was the sole director on his next film 'Midshipman Easy'. The film is also notable for John Huston's contributions to the screenplay, and for the involvement of Reed, who is mentioned by some sources as having assisted and in others to have co-directed the film.
An American millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris.
Production
The film was made at Ealing Studios by the independent production company Wyndham Films. It is based on the play 'L'Arpete' by Yves Mirande.
Plot
Paul, artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire, moves to Paris where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds inspiration of a different sort in the form of the beautiful Jacqueline.Cast
* John Loder as Paul
* Nancy Burne as Jacqueline
* Edward H. Robins as Knight
* Dorothy Boyd as Patricia
* Esme Percy as Pommier
* Minnie Rayner as Concierge
* Lawrence Grossmith as Bernard
* Bernard Ansell as Simon
* Jean Gillie as Musette
* Margaret Yarde as Marthe
* Roy Emerton as Gendarme
* Warren Jenkins as Raymond
* Paul Sheridan as Baptiste
* Kyrle Bellew as Ernestine
* Arthur Burne as Minor Role
* Eveline Chipman as Mrs. Carstairs
* Greta Gynt as Minor Role
* Bela Mila as Madame Renault
* Dennis Val Norton as Roger
* Nancy Pawley as Ernestine
* Bill Shine as Albert
References
Bibliography
* Evans, Peter William. 'Carol Reed'. Manchester University Press, 2005.
*Low, Rachael. 'Filmmaking in 1930s Britain'. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
*Wood, Linda. 'British Films, 19271939'. British Film Institute, 1986.
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