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April in Paris (film)
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Wikipedia article
'April in Paris' is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film directed by David Butler and starring Doris Day, Ray Bolger and Claude Dauphin.
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. He sends an invitation to Ethel Barrymore to represent the American theatre at an art exposition in Paris. Instead, the invitation is received and accepted by 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 Franois
* 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
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
* "I'm Going to Rock the Boat" Doris Day
* "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
* "Auprs de ma blonde" Claude Dauphin
References
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