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April in Paris

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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 10/07/2019
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... Go to Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 03/08/2013
B-
David Cornelius DVDTalk.com 04/20/2009
3/5
It's all completely ludicrous yet quite charming. Go to Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 04/12/2009
C+
Mediocre star driven musical. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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deke p 12/28/2021 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. See more 11/21/2016 I enjoyed it, especially as a historic artefact. See more 01/09/2015 A jolly but very light musical comedy that can get somewhat farcical in places. A decent time waster. See more 04/11/2014 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. See more 01/09/2013 Not Doris Day's best movie. It's funny at times but has no strong structure to keep this movie held up high. See more 05/27/2012 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. See more Read all reviews
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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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April in Paris

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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
Producer
William Jacobs
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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