Holiday in Paris: Paris

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Holiday in Paris: Paris
Directed by John Nasht
Starring Dolores Gray
Édith Piaf
The Four Step Brothers
Raymond Girerd
Release date
  • 1951 (1951)
Running time
26 minutes
CountriesFrance
United States
LanguagesFrench
English

Holiday in Paris: Paris is a French short film directed by John Nasht in 1951. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

Dolores Gray arrives in Paris to discover dance and singing numbers.

Songs

Anecdote

This is the first film where the songs "C'est si bon" and "Hymne à l'amour" are sung with the English lyrics.

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References

  1. "Holiday in Paris: 1: Paris". 23 February 1951. p. 50 via BBC Genome.