It Happened in Paris (1935 film)

It Happened in Paris
Directed by	Robert Wyler Carol Reed
Screenplay by	H. F. Maltby John Huston Katherine Strueby
Based on	L'Arpète by Yves Mirande
Produced by	Ray Wyndham
Starring	John Loder Nancy Burne<br Edward H. Robins
Cinematography	Robert Martin
Music by	Monia Liter
Production company	Wyndham Films
Distributed by	Associated British Film Distributors
Release date	July 1935 (1935-07)
Running time	68 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

It Happened in Paris is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Robert Wyler and Carol Reed, starring John Loder, Nancy Burne, and Esme Percy. ^[1] The film marked Reed's directorial debut, and after working on this film with Wyler he was the sole director on his next film Midshipman Easy . The film is also notable for John Huston's contributions to the screenplay, and for the involvement of Reed, who is mentioned by some sources as having assisted and in others to have co-directed the film. ^{[2] [3]} The film follows Paul, an American millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris. ^[4]

Premise

Paul, artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire, moves to Paris where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds inspiration of a different sort in the form of the beautiful Jacqueline.

Cast

• John Loder as Paul
• Nancy Burne as Jacqueline
• Edward H. Robins as Knight
• Dorothy Boyd as Patricia
• Esme Percy as Pommier
• Minnie Rayner as Concierge
• Lawrence Grossmith as Bernard
• Bernard Ansell as Simon
• Jean Gillie as Musette
• Margaret Yarde as Marthe
• Roy Emerton as Gendarme
• Warren Jenkins as Raymond
• Paul Sheridan as Baptiste
• Kyrle Bellew as Ernestine
• Arthur Burne as Minor Role
• Eveline Chipman as Mrs. Carstairs
• Greta Gynt as Minor Role
• Bela Mila as Madame Renault
• Dennis Val Norton as Roger
• Nancy Pawley as Ernestine
• Bill Shine as Albert

Production

The film was made at Ealing Studios by the independent production company Wyndham Films. It is based on the play L'Arpete by Yves Mirande.

References

1. IMDB entry
2. Evans, Peter William (4 January 2019). Carol Reed. Manchester University Press. ISBN   978-1-5261-4120-0.
3. Moss, R. (6 January 2016). Films of Carol Reed. Springer. ISBN   978-1-349-07501-0.
4. "BFI Database entry". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2009.

Bibliography

• Evans, Peter William. Carol Reed. Manchester University Press, 2005.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.

External links

• It Happened in Paris at IMDb