April in Paris
April in Paris is a 1952 American musical romantic comedy film starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger, and directed by David Butler.
Plot
Winthrop Putnam is the officious Assistant Secretary to the Assistant to the Undersecretary of State, a D.C. diplomat arranging an international arts exposition in Paris. In a case of mistaken identity, the State Department invitation intended for the esteemed Ethel Barrymore is delivered to Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson, an All-American chorus girl on Broadway. Putnam flies to New York City to intervene, spoiling the impromptu celebration for Jackson. After higher-ranking diplomat Robert Sherman concludes inviting the unknown Miss Jackson was a stroke of genius, Putnam reverses course and convinces her to make the trip.
More details
| author | Jack Rose Melville Shavelson |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Paris |
| director | David Butler |
| editor | Irene Morra |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | broadway broadway theatre busboy chorus girl consummate consummation ethel barrymore married mistaken identity morning new york city newlywed sea captain ship\'s captain steamship the international transatlantic transatlantic crossing true love undersecretary of state united states under secretary of state |
| musicBy | Howard Jackson Ray Heindorf Vernon Duke |
| producer | William Jacobs |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | art musical comedy romance romantic comedy romantic musical |