''April in Paris'' is a 1952 American

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romantic comedy film directed by David Butler and starring

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and Claude Dauphin.

Plot

Winthrop Putnam is the Assistant Secretary to the Assistant to the Undersecretary of State, and was formerly Assistant Assistant Secretary to the Assistant to the Undersecretary of State. Winthrop tells a Frenchman, Philippe Farquotte that owes back taxes, but Philippe is not allowed any help from his friends to get back home to Paris. Philippe ends up becoming an employee aboard a ship. Winthrop jumps onboard to give Ethel Jackson mistaken for

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unhappy information that is was inadvertently told that she was to represent the American theatre at an art exposition in Paris. Instead, the invitation is received and accepted by Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson, an All-American Broadway chorus girl. Ethel and Winthrop meet on the way to Paris and fall in love. However, Winthrop is engages to Marcia Sherman, daughter of his boss Secretary Robert Sherman. After a misunderstanding, Winthrop and Ethel ultimately end up together.

Cast

as Ethel S. "Dynamite" Jackson *

as S. Winthrop Putnam * Claude Dauphin as Philippe Fouquet * Eve Miller as Marcia Sherman * George Givot as François * Paul Harvey as Secretary Robert Sherman * Herbert Farjeon as Joshua Stevens * Wilson Millar as Sinclair Wilson * Raymond Largay as Joseph Welmar *

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as Tracy * Jack Lomas as cab driver *

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as Chorine

Songs

* " April in Paris" – Yip Harburg ** This song was first a hit in 1932, composed by Vernon Duke and written by Harburg. * "It Must Be Good" – Doris Day * "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight" – Doris Day and Ray Bolger * "That's What Makes Paris Paree" – Doris Day and Claude Dauphin * "I'm Going to Rock the Boat" – Doris Day * "Give Me Your Lips" – Claude Dauphin * "I Ask You" – Doris Day, Ray Bolger, and Claude Dauphin * "The Place You Hold in My Heart (I Know a Place)" – Doris Day * " Auprès de ma blonde" – Claude Dauphin

References

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* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:April In Paris (Film) 1952 films 1952 musical comedy films 1952 romantic comedy films 1950s English-language films 1950s romantic musical films American musical comedy films American romantic comedy films American romantic musical films Films directed by David Butler Films set in Paris Warner Bros. films 1950s American films