Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1942 · 20m

The Gay Parisian

Director

Cast

Léonide Massine as The Peruvian Milada Mladova as The Glove Seller Frederic Franklin as The Baron Nathalie Krassovska as The Flower Girl Andre Eglevsky as Tortoni Igor Youskevitch as Officer

Crew

Ernest Haller — Director of Photography Everett Dodd — Editor Barbara Karinska — Costume Design

Synopsis

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).

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

Jean Negulesco Director Ernest Haller Director of Photography Everett Dodd Editor Barbara Karinska Costume Design

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