Two Tickets to Paris

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Two Tickets to Paris
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Directed by Greg Garrison
Written by Hal Hackaday
Based onan original story by Hackaday
Produced by Harry Romm
Starring Joey Dee
Gary Crosby
CinematographyWilliam O. Steiner
Edited byRalph Rosenblum
Music by Les Baxter
Production
company
Harry Romm Productions
Distributed by Columbia Pictures
Release date
  • 1962 (1962)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Two Tickets to Paris is a 1962 film directed by Greg Garrison and starring Joey Dee and the Starliters.

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Plot

An engaged couple, Joey and Piper, travel to Paris where Joey has a gig performing.

Cast

Production

The film was made independently by Harry Romm, who had produced Hey, Let's Twist (1961). He used the same director of that film, Greg Garrison, and cast Joey Dee, who was known for the Peppermint Twist. It was originally going to be called Viva La Twist [1] but this was changed.

The cast included Gary Crosby who had been in many film musicals such as Mardi Gras , and Kay Medford, who had been in Bye Bye Birdie on stage. The film was shot in May 1962 at a studio in New York, the Production Center on 221 West Street, with some filming about a liner and the RoundTable nightclub. Filming finished by 8 June. [2] [3]

Columbia agreed to distribute.

Reception

The New York Times called the film "pitiful". [4] The Monthly Film Bulletin criticised the "meagre and labouriously[ sic ] contrived story... the dialogue is unfunny." [5]

A soundtrack album was released. [6]

References

  1. "PRODUCERS RUSH NOVIES ON TWIST". New York Times. Jan 6, 1962. ProQuest   115817444.
  2. A.H. WEILER. (May 27, 1962). "'RICH AND FAMOUS' AND OTHER LOCAL MATTERS". New York Times. ProQuest   116067300.
  3. D. K. (Jun 3, 1962). "Connie's in real flap now". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. ProQuest   141694101.
  4. "Screen: Rock 'n' rollers". New York Times. Nov 29, 1962. ProQuest   116318752.
  5. "TWO TICKETS TO PARIS". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 30. 1963. p. 162.
  6. Scott, B. (Nov 18, 1962). "'Evenings' with romberg, porter". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest   168201138.