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That Girl From Paris

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In this musical, Nikki Martin (Lily Pons) is an opera star about to enter an arranged marriage with a financier in Paris. Suddenly, she decides to make a run for it. During her wayward travels, she meets and falls for the head of a swing band, Windy McLean (Gene Raymond). Although he doesn't reciprocate her feelings at first, she follows the band -- hiding in an ocean liner -- all the way to New York. Once she arrives, problems arise due to Windy's girlfriend and the immigration authorities.

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Meyer Levin (Patterson Murphy) Esquire Magazine Jack Oakie and Mischa Auer save the picture. Apr 22, 2020 Full Review Ann Ross Maclean's Magazine It's a fairly routine and subordinate role and, apart from the aria, almost any Hollywood actress with a good voice could have filled it acceptably. Oct 4, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member OK movie, but nowhere near as good as "I Dream Too Much" (1935). This one is too messy and the songs selected were not songs the general public could identify with. Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddy only hit it big because they did "Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life", a popular song that everyone knew. That's what this movie is missing. All the operatic screaming up and down the octaves is not pleasant -- songs that the public knew or ones that had distinct popular melodies would have made her movies top drawer entertainment. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member Typical 30's silliness with Lily singing prettily, Lucy lending funny bitchy support and Oakie, Auer and Jenks a daffy trio. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member a young Lucille Ball Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis In this musical, Nikki Martin (Lily Pons) is an opera star about to enter an arranged marriage with a financier in Paris. Suddenly, she decides to make a run for it. During her wayward travels, she meets and falls for the head of a swing band, Windy McLean (Gene Raymond). Although he doesn't reciprocate her feelings at first, she follows the band -- hiding in an ocean liner -- all the way to New York. Once she arrives, problems arise due to Windy's girlfriend and the immigration authorities.
Director
Leigh Jason
Producer
Pandro S. Berman
Production Co
RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre
Musical, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 50m