April in Paris (film)

April in Paris
Title card from the trailer
Directed by	David Butler
Produced by	William Jacobs
Written by	Jack Rose
Starring	Doris Day Ray Bolger Claude Dauphin Eve Miller George Givot Paul Harvey
Music by	Vernon Duke LeRoy Prinz
Cinematography	Wilfred M. Cline
Edited by	Irene Morra
Distributed by	Warner Brothers
Release dates	December 24, 1952 (1952-12-24)
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$2.75 million (US)[1]

April in Paris is a 1952 musical film starring Doris Day and Ray Bolger. It was directed by David Butler.

Synopsis

Winthrop Putnam is the Assistant Secretary to the Assistant to the Undersecretary of State, and was formerly Assistant Assistant Secretary to the Assistant to the Undersecretary of State. He sends an invitation to Ethel Barrymore to represent the American theatre at an art exposition in Paris. Instead, the invitation is received and accepted by Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson, an All-American Broadway chorus girl. Ethel and Winthrop meet on the way to Paris and fall in love. However, Winthrop is engaged to Marcia Sherman, daughter of his boss Secretary Robert Sherman. After a misunderstanding, Winthrop and Ethel ultimately end up together.

Songs

• "April in Paris" - Yip Harburg
  • This song was first a hit in 1932, composed by Vernon Duke and written by Harburg.
• "It Must Be Good" - Doris Day
• "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight" - Doris Day
• "That's What Makes Paris Paree" - Doris Day
• "I'm Going to Rock the Boat" - Doris Day
• "Give Me Your Lips" - Claude Dauphin
• "I Ask You" - Doris Day and Ray Bolger
• "The Place You Hold in My Heart" - Doris Day and Ray Bolger
• "I Know a Place" - Doris Day and Ray Bolger
• "Auprès de ma blonde" - Doris Day and Claude Dauphin

Cast

References

External links

• April in Paris at the Internet Movie Database
• April in Paris at AllMovie
• April in Paris at the TCM Movie Database
• April in Paris at Rotten Tomatoes