Paris in Spring
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| Directed by | Lewis Milestone |
| Produced by | Benjamin Glazer |
| Screenplay by | Samuel Hoffenstein Franz Schulz adaptation by Keene Thompson |
| Based on | Paris in Spring (play) by Dwight Taylor |
| Starring | Mary Ellis Tullio Carminati Ida Lupino Lynne Overman Jessie Ralph Dorothea Wolbert |
| Music by | Harry Revel Mack Gordon |
| Cinematography | Ted Tetzlaff |
| Editing by | Eda Warren |
| Studio | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | May 28, 1935 (USA Theatrical) |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Paris in Spring (aka Paris Love Song) is a 1935 black and white musical comedy film directed by Lewis Milestone for Paramount Pictures.[1][2][3][4]It is based on a play by Dwight Taylor, with a screen play by Samuel Hoffenstein and Franz Schulz.[5]
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[edit] Plot
Afraid of marriage, Simone (Mary Ellis) breaks off her long term engagement with her fiancé Paul de Lille (Tullio Carminati). Paul heads to the top of The Eiffel Tower with thoughts of suicide. In another part of Paris and also afraid of marriage, Mignon (Ida Lupino) breaks it off from her young lover (James Blakely). Despairing, Mignon also climbs to the top of the intending to leap to her death. There she meets Paul and the two compare stories. After discussion, Paul dissuades her from leaping and the two conspire to make their respective partners jealous by pretending to have an affair with each other.
[edit] Partial cast
- Mary Ellis as Simone
- Tullio Carminati as Paul de Lille
- Ida Lupino as Mignon de Charelle
- Lynne Overman as DuPont
- Jessie Ralph as Grandma Leger
- Dorothea Wolbert as Francine
- Akim Tamiroff as Cafe Manager
- Jack Raymond as Elevator Man
- Arnold Korff as Doctor
- Rolfe Sedan as Modiste
- Arthur Housman as Interviewer
- Jack Mulhall as George, Cafe Simone Doorman
- Elsa Peterson as Hairdresser
- Michael Mark as Bartender
- Billy Gilbert as First Chef
- William Irving as Second Chef
- Francis Ford as Drunken Peasant
- James Blakeley as Albert de Charelle
- Craig Reynolds as Alphonse
- Joseph North as Etienne
- Harold Entwistle as Charles The Butler
- Sam Ash as Clerk
[edit] Soundtrack
- "Paris in Spring" by Harry Revel and Mack Gordon, sung by Mary Ellis and Tullio Carminati
- "Jealousy", sung by Mary Ellis
- "Bonjour et Bonsoir", sung by Mary Ellis and Tullio Carminati
[edit] Reception
The New York Times noted that while Mary Ellis offered a degree of entertainment with her singing, Tullio Carminati did not help the film by own treating the film in a burlesque style. The further offered that while Ida Lupino and James Blakeley were moderately good in their roles, any merited praise for acting is to the credit of Lynne Overman, Jessie Ralph and to the actor in the lesor role of the Chez Simone manager.[1]
Reviewer Graham Greene praised Milestone's emmulation of Ernst Lubitsch in his being able to create a film that was a "silly, charming tale", and make something "light, enchanting, and genuinely fantastic" out of a nonsense plot device.[2]Lupino's role in Paris in Spring has been described as "dull", something which she agreed with.[6]
[edit] Release
The film was first released in US theaters on 28 May, 1935, and was released in Denmark in October that year and in Finland in November. The film was sold to MCA/Universal in 1958 for television distribution.
[edit] References
- ^ a b F.S. N. (13 July, 1935). "Paris in Spring (1935)". The New York Times. http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9904E2DA173CE33ABC4B52DFB166838E629EDE. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ a b Graham Greene, David Parkinson (1994). The Graham Greene film reader: reviews, essays, interviews & film stories. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 7, 8, 9. ISBN 1557831882. http://books.google.com/books?id=cC3w5Cwr7X0C&pg=PA9&dq=%22Paris+in+Spring%22,+%22Lewis+Milestone%22&hl=en&ei=3ymzTdf7G5G2sAO4t5XnCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=snippet&q=%22Paris%20Love%20Song%22&f=false.
- ^ Leslie Halliwell (1987). Halliwell's Film Guide. Scribner. pp. 751. ISBN 0684188260. http://books.google.com/books?id=D_0pAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Paris+Love+Song%22,+%22Dwight+Taylor%22&dq=%22Paris+Love+Song%22,+%22Dwight+Taylor%22&hl=en&ei=tTSzTfiEIZGesQO8u-zyCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ.
- ^ "Paris In Spring". TV Guide. http://movies.tvguide.com/paris-spring/cast/108840. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1936). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series]. p. 232. http://books.google.com/books?id=xVNhAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA232. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
- ^ Bubbeo, Daniel (2002). The women of Warner Brothers: the lives and careers of 15 leading ladies : with filmographies for each. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 9780786411375. http://books.google.com/books?id=nmjetV92THsC&pg=PA158. Retrieved 26 April 2011.
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