Paree, Paree

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Paree, Paree (1934) is a black and white Vitaphone musical short starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Stone. Cole Porter wrote the lyrics and music for this musical comedy short. This was the fifth film for which Cole Porter was credited for writing the music, at the age of 43, and Bob Hope's second short film.

Credited Cast

• Bob Hope as Peter Forbes
• Dorothy Stone as Lulu Carroll
• Billy Leonard as Violet
• Rodney McLennan as Michael Cummings (credited as Rodney McLennon)
• Charles Collins as Baxter
• A black man as Himself

Plot

A wealthy man (Bob Hope) makes a bet with his friends that he could win a girl (Dorothy Stone) without her knowing of his riches.

Songs

Some of the songs in this short were first used in the 1929 Broadway musical called Fifty Million Frenchmen, then in the 1931 film adaptation of Fifty Million Frenchman, which was filmed in full color by Technicolor. Three years after the movie Fifty Million Frenchmen was released, four songs from the Broadway musical and movie were used in this short.

• "Paree, What Did You Do to Me"
• "You Do Something to Me"
• "Find Me a Primitive Man"
• "You've Got That Thing"

DVD

This short is on DVD in the special features of the movie Silk Stockings.