Song of Paris

Song of Paris
Finnish poster
Directed by	John Guillermin
Written by	Allan MacKinnon
Produced by	Roger Proudlock
Starring	Dennis Price Anne Vernon Mischa Auer Hermione Baddeley
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

English businessman Matthew Ibbetson travels to Paris and becomes involved with Clementine, a cabaret star. ^[5]

Cast

• 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

Production

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

Critical reception

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

1. 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.
2. "Song of Paris (1952)". British Film Institute. 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)". screenonline.org.uk.
7. "Bachelor in Paris – TV Guide". TVGuide.com.

External links

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