Song of Paris

1952 British film

Song of Paris

Finnish poster

Directed by| John Guillermin
Written by| Allan MacKinnon
Produced by| Roger Proudlock
Starring| Dennis Price
Anne Vernon
Mischa Auer
Cinematography| Ray Elton
Edited by| Sam Simmonds
Music by| Philip Martell
Bruce Campbell

Production
company

Vandyke Productions

Distributed by| Adelphi Films
Lippert Pictures (US)

Release dates

* 11 February 1952 (1952-02-11) (UK)
* 17 April 1953 (1953-04-17) (US)

Running time

| 83 minutes
Country| United Kingdom
Language| English
Budget| £24,000[1]
Box office| over £30,000 (Britain)[1]

Song of Paris is a 1952 British comedy film directed by John Guillermin and starring Dennis Price, Anne Vernon and Hermione Baddeley.[2][3][4] It was shot at Walton Studios outside London. It was distributed in the United States by Lippert Pictures as Bachelor in Paris.

## Premise

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An English businessman travels to Paris and becomes involved with a cabaret star.[5]

## Cast

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* Dennis Price as Matthew Ibbetson
* Anne Vernon as Clementine
* Mischa Auer as Comte Marcel de Sarliac
* Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Ibbetson
* Joan Kenny as Jenny Ibbetson
* Brian Worth as Jim Barrett
* Michael Ward as Waterson
* Richard Wattis as Carter
* Kynaston Reeves as Vicar
* Roger Maxwell as Weldon
* Bernard Rebel as Lebrun
* Tessa Prendergast as Seven Veils dancer
* Anton Diffring as Renoir
* Marcel Poncin as Martin
* Andreas Malandrinos as Manet
* David Keir as Doctor
* Armand Guinle as Tiboux
* Leonard Sharp as Cleaner
* David Davies as Police Constable
* Simone Silva as Marie- Louise, Perfumer

## Production

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Adelphi invested £17,490 of the budget.[1]

## Critical reception

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Amongst contemporary reviews, the News of the World wrote "Pretty blondes suddenly lose their skirts and pompous aristocrats are deprived of their pants. Such fun!" whereas Variety thought it "completely unsubtle in its approach;"[6] and more recently, TV Guide concluded "Auer's antics provide most of the laughs in this tame effort," and rated it 2/5 stars.[7]

## References

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1. ^ a b c Pratt, Vic; Lees, Kate (2020). "CHAPTER 3 EARLY DAYS WITH ADELPHI FILMS". In Guillermin, Mary (ed.). John Guillermin: The Man, The Myth, The Movies. Precocity Press. pp. 39–44.39-44&rft.pub=Precocity+Press&rft.date=2020&rft.aulast=Pratt&rft.aufirst=Vic&rft.au=Lees,+Kate&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Song+of+Paris" class="Z3988">
2. ^ "Song of Paris (1952)". BFI. Archived from the original on 23 June 2019.
3. ^ "Bachelor in Paris (1952) - John Guillermin - Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie.
4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (17 November 2020). "John Guillermin: Action Man". Filmink.
5. ^ "Song of Paris". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
6. ^ "BFI Screenonline: Song of Paris (1952)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
7. ^ "Bachelor In Paris - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

## External links

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* Song of Paris at IMDb
* Song of Paris at the BFI's Screenonline
* Song of Paris at Letterbox DVD

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Films directed by John Guillermin

* High Jinks in Society (1949)
* Torment (1950)
* Smart Alec (1951)
* Two on the Tiles (1951)
* Four Days (1951)
* Song of Paris (1952)
* Miss Robin Hood (1952)
* Operation Diplomat (1953)
* Strange Stories (1953)
* Adventure in the Hopfields (1954)
* The Crowded Day (1954)
* Thunderstorm (1956)
* Town on Trial (1957)
* The Whole Truth (1958)
* I Was Monty's Double (1958)
* Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)
* The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
* Never Let Go (1960)
* Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
* Tarzan Goes to India (1962)
* Guns at Batasi (1964)
* Rapture (1965)
* The Blue Max (1966)
* P.J. (1968)
* House of Cards (1968)
* The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
* El Condor (1970)
* Skyjacked (1972)
* Shaft in Africa (1973)
* The Towering Inferno (1974)
* King Kong (1976)
* Death on the Nile (1978)
* Crossover (1980)
* Sheena (1984)
* King Kong Lives (1986)
* The Tracker (1988)

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