April in Paris

Released Dec 24, 1952

1h 41m

Musical

Romance

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Government office worker Sam Winthrop Putnam (Ray Bolger) mistakenly sends an invitation to a prestigious theater festival in Paris to New York City chorus girl Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson (Doris Day). Aboard the ship that is transporting the U.S. delegation to the festival, Sam falls for Ethel, even though he is already engaged to Marcia (Eve Miller). It will take the interference of Philippe (Claude Dauphin), a French entertainer also aboard the ship, to bring Sam and Ethel together.

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Clyde Gilmour

Maclean's Magazine

The nimble amiability of Ray Bolger and the Gallic drollery of Claude Dauphin combine with some pleasant singing by Doris Day to make this a diverting slaphappy musical...

Oct 7, 2019

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: B-

Mar 8, 2013

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

It's all completely ludicrous yet quite charming.

Rated: 3/5

Apr 20, 2009

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mediocre star driven musical.

Rated: C+

Apr 12, 2009

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deke p

1952 ! Beautiful, enchanting, talented DORIS DAY absolutely shines! & her with the "Scarecrow" RAY BOLGER are the unlikely couple in this Rom-Com song & dance musical. Both excellent dancers. This is a classic, imho. A lot of it is on a cruise ship, then Paris, of course. "Slaphappy" is an adjective another reviewer used to describe it. Parts of it may strike some as dated & silly, of course, but this was 1952. Never saw before 12.27.2021 on The MOVIE Channel 13.3.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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I enjoyed it, especially as a historic artefact.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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A jolly but very light musical comedy that can get somewhat farcical in places. A decent time waster.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/23

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I'm not a big fan of musicals and this is a pretty "musical" of musical. Doris Day is a chorus girl who falls for diplomat Ray Bolger in Paris. They're a pretty unlikely couple and Bolger is hardly Rock Hudson. There are some good songs in the film, but overall it didn't really grab me.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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Not Doris Day's best movie. It's funny at times but has no strong structure to keep this movie held up high.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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this movie is a classic. I loved it. They don't make movies like this anymore. The music and color are fantastic. It's just a fun movie. and was written beautifully.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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David Butler

Director

Doris Day

Ethel S."Dynamite" Jackson

Ray Bolger

S. "Sam" Winthrop Putnam

Claude Dauphin

Philippe Fouquet

Eve Miller

Marcia Sherman

George Givot

François

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Synopsis

Government office worker Sam Winthrop Putnam (Ray Bolger) mistakenly sends an invitation to a prestigious theater festival in Paris to New York City chorus girl Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson (Doris Day). Aboard the ship that is transporting the U.S. delegation to the festival, Sam falls for Ethel, even though he is already engaged to Marcia (Eve Miller). It will take the interference of Philippe (Claude Dauphin), a French entertainer also aboard the ship, to bring Sam and Ethel together.

Director: David Butler
Screenwriter: Jack Rose, Melville Shavelson
Production Co: Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre: Musical, Romance
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 24, 1952, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 18, 2010
Runtime: 1h 41m

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