That Girl from Paris
That Girl from Paris is a 1936 American musical comedy film directed by Leigh Jason and starring Lily Pons, Jack Oakie, and Gene Raymond.[3] The film made a profit of $101,000.[2] John O. Aalberg was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Sound Recording.[4]
| That Girl from Paris | |
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| Directed by | Leigh Jason |
| Written by | W. Carey Wonderly Jane Murfin Joseph Fields |
| Based on | Viennese Charmer 1928 Young's Magazine by W. Carey Wonderly |
| Produced by | Pandro S. Berman |
| Starring | Lily Pons Jack Oakie Gene Raymond |
| Cinematography | J. Roy Hunt |
| Music by | Nathaniel Shilkret |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $534,000[2] |
| Box office | $1 million[2] |
Cast
- Lily Pons as Nicole 'Nikki' Martin
- Jack Oakie as Whammo Lonsdale
- Gene Raymond as Windy McLean
- Herman Bing as 'Hammy' Hammacher
- Mischa Auer as Butch
- Lucille Ball as Claire 'Clair' Williams
- Frank Jenks as Laughing Boy Frank
- Alec Craig as Justice of the Peace
References
- Frank Nugent (January 1, 1937). "The Screen In Review; That Girl from Paris". The New York Times.
The final impudent gesture of the 1936 cinema is RKO Radio's tossing of Lily Pons to a swing band.
- Richard Jewel, 'RKO Film Grosses: 1931-1951', Historical Journal of Film Radio and Television, Vol 14 No 1, 1994 p56
- Tracie Cooper (2012). "That Girl from Paris". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
- "The 9th Academy Awards (1937) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved August 9, 2011.
External links
- That Girl from Paris at the American Film Institute Catalog
- That Girl from Paris at IMDb
- That Girl from Paris at the TCM Movie Database
- That Girl from Paris at AllMovie
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