1h 40min | Comedy, Musical, Romance | 24 December 1952 | Color
Director: David Butler
Stars: Doris Day, Ray Bolger, Claude Dauphin.
LeRoy Prinz ... numbers staged and directed by
In the Tap! Appendix for Ray Bolger.
Although the title song is from a '33 B'way show, its first IMDb film credit isn't until '50 in a film noir.
Although the title song is from a '33 B'way show, its first IMDb film credit isn't until '50 in a film noir.
Songs performed (25 chapters with menu; all have music by Vernon Duke, usually lyrics by Sammy Cahn, some by Yip Harburg):
- ch4. It Must Be Good, Sung by Doris Day, also danced, but just chorine moves in a chorus
- ch6. April in Paris, Sung by Doris Day
- ch8. Life Is Such A Pleasure, Sung and Danced by Ray Bolger
- ch11. Give Me Your Lips, Sung by Claude Dauphin
- ch13. Auprès de Ma Blonde, sung by kitchen staff to DD
- ch14. I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight, Sung/danced by Doris Day, Ray Bolger
- ch17. I Know a Place, Sung by Doris Day and Ray Bolger
- ch21. April in Paris, Sung by Claude Dauphin
- ch22. That's What Makes Paris Paree, Sung by Claude Dauphin, Doris Day with showgirls
- ch25. I Ask You, Sung by Doris Day and Ray Bolger
(I just submitted a correction to delete 2 duplicate songs in the Soundtrack: "I'm Gonna Rock the Boat" and "The Place You Hold in My Heart"; they were executed immediately. Want to see if they come back, because I quickly found a website that had copied the list from IMDb.)
The romance between DD & RB starts with an impulsive kiss at the end of an exuberant dance, and develops with a more deliberate one. But they are suddenly in love and get married by the ship's captain (really not). They've known each other for a few days, and felt good only that night. Yikes. I don't like the guy, and he's certainly not handsome enough to compensate for his spineless character. Only his dancing makes him worthy, and then he's mostly comedic ... because he's got a face for comedy. So it's terrible casting. Bring back G.Nelson!
Warner, dir. Butler; 6+
