Main Cast: Lily Pons, Gene Raymond, Jack Oakie, Herman Bing, Lucille Ball
Release Year: 1936
Country: US
Run Time: 105 minutes
Plot
This light-hearted musical romance follows the exploits of Nikki Martin (Lily Pons), a beautiful French opera star who stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader (Gene Raymond), who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings. That Girl From Paris received an Academy Award Nomination for Best Sound, and includes musical highlights such as, "Seal It With a Kiss," "The Blue Danube," "Una Voce Poco Fa," and "The Call to Arms." Directed by Leigh Jason, this movie also features actors Mischa Auer, Frank Jenks, Lucille Ball and Jack Oakie. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide
Van Nest Polglase - Art Director, Edward Stevenson - Costume Designer, Leigh Jason - Director, William Morgan - Editor, Andre Kostelanetz - Composer (Music Score), Nathaniel Shilkret - Composer (Music Score), Andre Kostelanetz - Musical Direction/Supervision, Nathaniel Shilkret - Musical Direction/Supervision, Roy Hunt - Cinematographer, Pandro S. Berman - Producer, Darrell Silvera - Set Designer, Jane Murfin - Screen Story, P.J. Wolfson - Screenwriter, Dorothy Yost - Screenwriter, Joseph Fields - Screenwriter, W. Carey Wonderly - Short Story Author
