The Gay Parisian

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  • Genre: MusicRomance
  • Run time: 20 min
  • Premiere: 1942. January 10.

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).

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Léonide Massine

The Peruvian

Milada Mladova

The Glove Seller

Nathalie Krassovska

The Flower Girl

Lubov Roudenko

Can-Can Dancer

Cyd Charisse

Dancer (uncredited)

Marc Platt

Dancer (uncredited)

George Zoritch

Dancer (uncredited)

Art

Charles Novi

Art Direction

Camera

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Barbara Karinska

Costume Design

Crew

Léonide Massine

Choreographer

Vincenzo Celli

Choreographer

Directing

Jean Negulesco

Director

Editing

Production

Gordon Hollingshead

Associate Producer

Sound

Efrem Kurtz

Music Director

Sol Hurok

Music Arranger

Art

Charles Novi

Art Direction

Camera

Ernest Haller

Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

Barbara Karinska

Costume Design

Crew

Léonide Massine

Choreographer

Vincenzo Celli

Choreographer

Directing

Jean Negulesco

Director

Editing

Production

Gordon Hollingshead

Associate Producer

Sound

Efrem Kurtz

Music Director

Sol Hurok

Music Arranger