Overview

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).

Genres

Cast

Léonide Massine

The Peruvian

Milada Mladova

The Glove Seller

Andre Eglevsky

Tortoni

Igor Youskevitch

Officer

Cyd Charisse

Dancer (uncredited)

Marc Platt

Dancer (uncredited)

George Zoritch

Dancer (uncredited)