The Gay Parisian

Plot Summary

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).

Top Cast

Léonide Massine The Peruvian

Milada Mladova The Glove Seller

Frederic Franklin The Baron

Nathalie Krassovska The Flower Girl

Andre Eglevsky Tortoni