Paris - When it Sizzles
A comedy about the romantic relationship between a broken-down screenwriter and his secretary, in parallel with the cloak-and-dagger script he is trying to write.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Song 'That Face' Sung by Fred Astaire
- Richard Benson William Holden
- Gabrielle Simpson Audrey Hepburn
- Police Inspector Gilet Grégoire Aslan
- François, a gangster Raymond Bussières
- maitre d'hôtel Christian Duvaleix
- Meyerheim's assistant Thomas Michel
- brunette with Meyerheim at Cannes Dominique Boshero
- blonde with Meyerheim at Cannes Evi Marandi
- Alexander Meyerheim Noël Coward
- [herself] Marlene Dietrich
- [himself] Mel Ferrer
- [Tony Curtis as a romantic lead] Tony Curtis
- [singing voice] Frank Sinatra
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Richard Quine
- Assistant Director Paul Feyder
Production
- ©/Production Company Paramount Pictures Corporation
- ©/Production Company Inc. Richard Quine Productions
- ©/Production Company Charleston Enterprises Corp.
- Produced by Richard Quine
- Produced by George Axelrod
- Associate Producer Carter De Haven Jr
- Associate Producer John Coonan
Writing
- Screenplay by George Axelrod
- Based upon a story by Julien Duvivier
- Based upon a story by Henri Jeanson
Photography
- Director of Photography Charles Lang Jr
- [Director of Photography - replaced] Claude Renoir
- Camera Operator Henri Tiquet
Special Effects
- Special Photographic Effects Paul K. Lerpae
Editing
- Edited by Archie Marshek
Design
- Art Direction Jean d' Eaubonne
- Set Decoration Gabriel Béchir
Costumes
Make-up
- Make-up Artist Frank McCoy
- Hair Styles Dean Cole
Music
- Music by Nelson Riddle
- Song 'That Face' Music/Lyrics by Alan Bergman
- Song 'That Face' Music/Lyrics by Lew Spence
- Orchestration Arthur Morton
Sound
- Sound Recording by Jo de Bretagne
- Sound Recording by Charles Grenzbach
Consultant
- Negative Processing by LTC St. Cloud
- logo Westrex Recording System