That girl from Paris
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| Original title | That girl from Paris |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1936 |
| length | 104 minutes |
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| Director | Leigh Jason |
| script |
PJ Wolfson , Dorothy Yost , Harold Kussell |
| production | Pandro S. Berman |
| music | Nathaniel Shilkret |
| camera | J. Roy Hunt |
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That Girl from Paris is a 1936 American comedy film based on the short story Viennese Charmer by W. Carey Wonderly and Jane Murfin , which appeared in Young's Magazine in 1928 . For the script, the story was adapted by Joseph Fields .
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While preparing for the wedding of the Parisian opera star Nicole Martin with her fiancé Paul DeVry, Nicole got cold feet. On the run, she hitchhiked to Paris to experience love and adventure. She meets the attractive American musician Windy McClean, who annoys her all the time. Despite all the teasing, Windy convinces her to follow him to New York.
Nicole follows Windy as a stowaway aboard the steamer on which Windy and his band, the McClean's Wildcats , perform. A steward catches her and locks her in the band's cabin. Windy, Whammo, Butch and Frank are fired. In New York, Nicole escapes from the ship and finds the band's apartment. On the run from the immigration authorities, she tries to stay with the men, but they tell her to leave. Only when they begin to undress, Nicole wants to leave the apartment. However, the men noticed police officers on the street. They fear complications and push Nicole back into the apartment.
The next morning Windy gets a visit from his girlfriend, the dancer Clair Williams, who has brought the rest house owner Hammacher with her, who gives the band performances in his restaurant. The band accepts and leaves town with Nicole. In the rest house, Nicole amazes her audience with her art of singing. But the jealous Clair informs the authorities. Nicole and the band have to flee again.
In order to solve Nicole's problems, all band members agree to marry her. Whammo suggests using cards to figure out the marriage candidates. Whammo cheats and wins, but he sees how much Windy loves Nicole and steps down in favor of his friend. At the spontaneous wedding ceremony, Nicole learns of the cheating and runs angrily away to return to Paul. Windy and his friends hurry after and kidnap Nicole during her wedding to Paul. They drag the clergyman who arranges the wedding into a limousine, where he marries Nicole and Windy.
Awards
John Aalberg received an Oscar nomination for Best Sound in 1937 .
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The film premiered on December 31, 1936 in New York.
The film is a remake of the 1929 musical Street Girl by Wesley Ruggles , which, like this film, was produced by RKO Pictures . In 1941, RKO had a third version shot. Jack Hively directed Four Jacks and a Jill .
Web links
- That Girl from Paris in the Internet Movie Database (English)