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The Gay Parisian

The Gay Parisian

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 10, 1942

Runtime

0h 20m

Genres

Music, Romance

User Score

43%

Original Title

The Gay Parisian

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Jean Negulesco

Description

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).