The Gay Parisian
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The Gay Parisian

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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Cast

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

Crew

  • Jean Negulesco
    Jean Negulesco
    Director
  • Barbara Karinska
    Costume Design
  • Vincenzo Celli
    Choreographer
  • Gordon Hollingshead
    Associate Producer
  • Efrem Kurtz
    Music Director
  • Sol Hurok
    Music Arranger
  • Charles David Forrest
    Sound
  • Léonide Massine
    Léonide Massine
    Choreographer
  • Natalie Kalmus
    Natalie Kalmus
    Colorist
  • Everett Dodd
    Editor
  • Charles Novi
    Art Direction
  • Ernest Haller
    Ernest Haller
    Director of Photography

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