The Gay Parisian
- Léonide Massine: Peruvians
- Milada Mladowa: Glove seller
- Frederic Franklin: Baron
- Nathalie Krassowska: Flower Girls
- André Eglewski: Tortoni, the dancing master
- Igor Youskewitsch: official
- Lubow Roudenko: Can-Can Dancers
- Casimir Kokitch: Dancer
- James Starbuck: Dancer
- Cyd Charisse: Dancer
- Marc Platt: Dancer
- George Zoritch: Dancer
The Gay Parisian (English: "The Gay Parisienne " ) is an American short film directed by Jean Negulesco in 1941 with the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo.
Action
In a large picture frame, a young man is first presented from Peru who travels to Paris with two luggage bags and immediately fell in love with a winsome glove saleswoman. This has many admirers, one of which is mainly a wealthy Baron tried them. A pretty flower girl is in turn in love with the Baron.
The Café Parisien mid-19th century, when the cancan just experienced its heyday, waiters and guests celebrate merrily in the hall. Then the Baron and the Peruvians who now both vie for the attention of the glove saleswoman appear. It follows an appearance by soldiers, what other worshipers try to win the glove saleswoman for themselves. The Baron attacks one of his rivals and also the Peruvians begins to beat a rival. As the Peruvians also invest with the waiters, he tries to hide under a bench, but discover the waiters and expel him.
Meanwhile, the Baron his beloved on their own, after which the dancing master Tortoni appears with a group of can-can dancers. The soldiers also occur again and the Peruvians returns. As the Baron and the glove saleswoman kissing intimately, the Peruvians are beaten.
Background
The title of the short film is derived from the ballet Gaîté parisienne, which was compiled by Manuel Rosenthal in 1938 from various works of Jacques Offenbach and will be demonstrated in the film by the Ballets Russes. The music is, among others, from the operetta Orpheus in the Underworld, Mesdames de la Halle and Robinson Crusoé as well as from the operas Life in Paris, La Périchole, Le Voyage dans la Lune and The Tales of Hoffmann.
Awards
At the Academy Awards 1942 The Gay Parisian was nominated for the Best Short Film Oscar in the category, but could not free himself from MGM's Main Street on the March! prevail.