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The Gay Parisian (1942)

4.7/10 0h 20m Jan 10, 1942
Music Romance

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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Movie Details

Original Title The Gay Parisian
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7

Cast

Léonide Massine
Léonide Massine
The Peruvian
Popularity: 0.1
Milada Mladova
Milada Mladova
The Glove Seller
Popularity: 1.0
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Frederic Franklin
The Baron
Popularity: 0.1
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Nathalie Krassovska
The Flower Girl
Popularity: 0.0
Andre Eglevsky
Andre Eglevsky
Tortoni
Popularity: 2.7
Igor Youskevitch
Igor Youskevitch
Officer
Popularity: 0.1
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James Starbuck
Dancer
Popularity: 0.0
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Lubov Roudenko
Can-Can Dancer
Popularity: 0.0
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Casimir Kokitch
Dancer
Popularity: 0.0
Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse
Dancer (uncredited)
Popularity: 2.6
Marc Platt
Marc Platt
Dancer (uncredited)
Popularity: 6.9
George Zoritch
George Zoritch
Dancer (uncredited)
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Director Jean Negulesco
Editor Everett Dodd

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures
US

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Keywords

dance ballet short film

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 6/10
Jul 11, 2025

This is a vividly colourful excerpt from Offenbach’s ballet “Gaité Parisienne” performed by Monaco’s acclaimed Ballet Russe with quite a few of it’s more memorable pieces of music providing a score for duets, fisticuffs and elegant dancing. Essentially, though, it is really just a showcas ... Read more

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Details
Release Date January 10, 1942
Runtime 0h 20m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.7
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