
The Gay Parisian
Music · Romance
Overview
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
Léonide Massine
The Peruvian
Léonide Massine
The Peruvian


Milada Mladova
Milada Mladova
The Glove Seller
Milada Mladova
The Glove Seller
Frederic Franklin
Frederic Franklin
The Baron
Frederic Franklin
The Baron
Nathalie Krassovska
Nathalie Krassovska
The Flower Girl
Nathalie Krassovska
The Flower Girl


Andre Eglevsky
Andre Eglevsky
Tortoni
Andre Eglevsky
Tortoni


Igor Youskevitch
Igor Youskevitch
Officer
Igor Youskevitch
Officer
James Starbuck
James Starbuck
Dancer
James Starbuck
Dancer
Lubov Roudenko
Lubov Roudenko
Can-Can Dancer
Lubov Roudenko
Can-Can Dancer
Casimir Kokitch
Casimir Kokitch
Dancer
Casimir Kokitch
Dancer


Cyd Charisse
Cyd Charisse
Dancer (uncredited)
Cyd Charisse
Dancer (uncredited)
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