An American in Paris
Musical. Story of amorous escapades in Paris of struggling young American painter.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Jerry Mulligan Gene Kelly
- Lise Bourvier Leslie Caron
- Adam Cook Oscar Levant
- Henri Baurel Georges Guetary
- Milo Roberts Nina Foch
- [Georges Mattieu] Eugene Borden
- [Mathilde Mattieu] Martha Bamattre
- [old woman dancer] Mary Young
- [Therese] Ann Codee
- [François] George Davis
- [Tommy Baldwin] Hayden Rorke
- [John McDowd] Paul Maxey
- [Ben Macrow] Dick Wessel
- [honeymoon couple] Don Quinn
- [honeymoon couple] Adele Coray
- [boy with bubblegum] Lucien Plauzoles
- [boy with bubblegum] Christian Pasques
- [boy with bubblegum] Anthony Mazzola
- [smiling young man] Charles Bastin
- [nun] Jeanne Lafayette
- [nun] Louise Laureau
- [man at shutters] Captain Garcia
- [man with books] Charles T. Millsfield
- [woman with cats] Louise Colombet
- [postman] Alfred Paix
- [American girl] Noel Neill
- [maid] Nan Boardman
- [Jack Jansen] John Eldredge
- [Kay Jansen} Anna Q. Nilsson
- [man at table] Albert Pollet
- [Edna Mae Bestram, customer] Madge Blake
- [waiter] George Dee
- [driver] Art Du Puis
- [man] Charles Mauu
- [waiter] Albert D'arno
- [artist] Greg McClure
- [dancing partner] André Charise
- [news vendor] Marie Antoinette Andrews
- [ballet dancer] Dorothy Tuttle
- [.] Benny Carter and his Orchestra
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Vincente Minnelli
- [Assistant Director] Alfred Raboch
Production
- © Loew's Incorporated
- Produced by Loew's Incorporated
- Made... by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
- Produced by Arthur Freed
Writing
- Screen Play by Alan Jay Lerner
Photography
- Director of Photography Alfred Gilks
- Ballet Photographed by John Alton
- Technicolor Color Consultant Henri Jaffa
- Technicolor Color Consultant James Gooch
Special Effects
- Special Effects Warren Newcombe
- Special Effects Irving G. Ries
Editing
- Film Editor Adrienne Fazan
- Montage Sequences by Peter Ballbusch
Design
- Art Director Cedric Gibbons
- Art Director Preston Ames
- Set Decorations Edwin B. Willis
- Associate [Set Decorator] Keogh Gleason
- Gene Kelly's Paintings by Gene Grant
Costumes
- Costumes Designed by Orry-kelly
- Beaux Arts Ball Costumes Designed by Walter Plunkett
- Ballet Costumes Designed by Irene Sharaff
Make-up
- Make-up Created by William Tuttle
- Hair Styles Designed by Sydney Guilaroff
Music
- Music by George Gershwin
- Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
- Musical Direction Johnny Green
- Musical Direction Saul Chaplin
- Orchestrations Conrad Salinger
Choreography
- Choreography by Gene Kelly
- [Assistant Choreographer] Carol Haney
Sound
- Recording Supervisor Douglas Shearer
- Sound System Western Electric