An American in Paris (1951)
| Release Date | 26 August 1951 |
| Budget | $3,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $4,000,000 |
| Tagline | What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical! |
| Genre | Musical, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA |
| Language | English, French |
| Sound Mix | Mono |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Musical Romance |
| Mood | Mood Enhancers, In the Mood for Love |
| Themes | Americans Abroad, Love Triangles, Life in the Arts |
| Tones | Bright, Fanciful, Gentle, Heartwarming, Affectionate, Lyrical, Atmospheric |
| Tags | Artist, Love, Love Triangle, Rescue, Romance, Soldier, Songwriter, Widow/widower |
An American in Paris is a 1951 MGM musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant, the film is set in Paris, and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner. The music is by George Gershwin, with lyrics by his brother Ira, with additional music by Saul Chaplin, the music director.
Cast and Crew
Cast
The American In Paris Ballet
Ballet Dancers
Bill Chatham
Dancing G.I.
Ernie Flatt
Dancing G.I.
Dickie Humphreys
Dancing G.I.
Jeanne Lafayette
French Girl , Artist, Nun
Louise Laureau
Nun, Woman at Table
Janet Lavis
Fury
Svetlana McLe
Fury
Mary Menzies
Fury
Sheila Meyers
Fury
Christian Pasques
Boy with bubble gum
Lucien Plauzoles
Boy with bubble gum
Alex Romero
Dancing G.I.
Dee Turnell
Fury
Robert Ames
Bit Role
Joan Anderson
Bit Role
Marie Antoinette Andrews
News vendor
Martha Bamattre
Mathilde Mattieu
Charles Bastin
Smiling Young Man
Joan Bayley
Bit Role
Rodney Bieber
Bit Role
Madge Blake
Edna Mae Bestram
Nan Boardman
Maid
Dino Bolognese
Bartender
Eugene Borden
Georges Matthieu
Ann Brendon
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Peter Camlin
Artist
Monique Chantal
Audience Member
Andre Charisse
Patron at Flodair Cafe
Jack Chefe
Audience Member
Ann Codee
Therese
Louise Colombet
Woman with cats
Allan Cook
Bit Role
Adèle Coray
Honeymooner
Viola Daniels
Patron at Flodair Cafe
Albert D'Arno
Waiter
George Davis
François
Paul De Corday
Bartender
George Dee
Waiter
René de Loffre
Bit Role
Gloria DeWerd
Bit Role
Jeannine Ducasse
Bit Role
Art Dupuis
Driver
John Eldredge
Jack Jansen
Marietta Elliott
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Eric Freeman
Bit Role
Mary Jane French
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Captain Garcia
Man at shutters
John Gardner
Bit Role
Mary Ellen Gleason
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Shirley Glickman
Bit Role
Claude Guy
Bit Role
Pat Hall
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Betty Hannon
Bit Role
Jack Harmon
Bit Role
Jean Harrison
Bit Role
Marian Horosko
Bit Role
Don Hulbert
Bit Role
Harvey Karels
Bit Role
David Kasday
Bit Role
Stephen Kirchner
Bit Role
Tommy Ladd
Bit Role
Isabel La Mal
Audience Member
Judy Landon
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Richard Landry
Bit Role
Michele Lange
Audience Member
Numa Lapeyre
Bit Role
Louis Laurent
Bearded Painter
Meredith Leeds
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Dick Lerner
Bit Role
Ruth Lewis
Girl at Ball
Shirley Lopez
Bit Role
Ralph Madlener
Bit Role
Dudley Field Malone
Winston Churchill
Bob Mascagno
Bit Role
Charles Mauu
Bit Role
Paul Maxey
John McDowd
Anthony Mazzola
Boy with bubble gum
Leonard A. Mazzola
Young man at mirror
Greg McClure
Rugged G.I.
Leo Mostovoy
Audience Member
Allen O'Locklin
Bit Role
Alfred Paix
Postman
Jetsy Parker
Bit Role
Albert Pollet
Man at table
Don Quinn
Honeymooner
Ricky Ricardi
Bit Role
Marilyn Rogers
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Jean Romaine
'Stairway to Paradise' dancer
Dennis Ross
Bit Role
Albert Ruiz
Bit Role
Betty Scott
Bit Role
Linda Scott
Bit Role
Rudolph Silva
Bit Role
Pat Simms
Bit Role
Melba Snowden
Bit Role
John Stanley
Bit Role
Sam Strangis
G.I.
Dorothy Tuttle
Bit Role
Maya Van Horn
Audience Member
Pat Volasko
Bit Role
Pamela Wells
Bit Role
Lila Zali
Bit Role
Director
Writer
Producer
Roger Edens
associate producer
Original Music
Saul Chaplin
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Cinematographer
Alfred Gilks
Editor
Adrienne Fazan
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Art Director
E. Preston Ames
Set Decorator
Edwin B. Willis
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Costume Designer
Orry-Kelly
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Makeup Department
Robert J. Schiffer
makeup artist
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alfred Raboch
assistant director
Art Department
F. Keogh Gleason
associate set decorator
Gene Grant
painter: Gene Kelly's paintings
Sound Department
Van Allen James
sound editor
Special Effects
Warren Newcombe
special effects
Irving G. Ries
special effects
Stunts
Russell Saunders
stunt double: Gene Kelly
Camera and Electrical Department
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Walter Plunkett
costume designer: Beaux Arts Ball
Music Department
Saul Chaplin
musical director
Johnny Green
musical director, orchestrator
Conrad Salinger
orchestrator
Robert Franklyn
orchestrator
Wally Heglin
orchestrator
Skip Martin
orchestrator
Albert Sendrey
orchestrator
Other Crew
Peter Ballbusch
montage sequences by
James Gooch
technicolor color consultant
Henri Jaffa
technicolor color consultant
Alex Romero
assistant choreographer
Production Company
Loew's
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Distributor
MGM-International Dist.
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Chapel Distribution
MGM Home Entertainment
MGM/UA Home Entertainment
Vídeo Arte
Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
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