An American in Paris (1951)
Overview
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $5,635,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $6,981,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 13.514 |
Directed By
Vincente Minnelli
Crew
Vincente Minnelli
Alan Jay Lerner
Arthur Freed
Van Allen James
Alan Jay Lerner
Adrienne Fazan
E. Preston Ames
Cedric Gibbons
Edwin B. Willis
Orry-Kelly
Alfred Gilks
Ira Gershwin
Irene Sharaff
Walter Plunkett
George Gershwin
George Gershwin
Roger Edens
Conrad Salinger
John Truwe
Robert J. Schiffer
J.J. Cohn
Jay Marchant
Walter Strohm
Hugh Boswell
Alfred Raboch
Edward Woehler
F. Keogh Gleason
Henry Greutert
Dillard Clayton Thomason
Frank Wesselhoff
Standish J. Lambert
Louis Lichtenfield
Russell Saunders
John Alton
Richard Borland
Sid Moore
Wes Shanks
Joan Joseff
William LeVanway
Henri Jaffa
Johnny Green
Gus Bivona
Alex Alexander
Samuel Albert
John T. Boudreau
Benny Carter
Alec Compinsky
David Crocov
Robert Franklyn
Jakob Gimpel
Max Gralnick
Saul Grant
Johnny Green
Wally Heglin
Glen Johnston
Sol Kindler
Arthur Maebe
Jack Marshall
Skip Martin
Peter Mercurio
Uan Rasey
Milton Raskin
Albert Sendrey
Jack Teagarden
Si Zentner
Howard Dietz
Jane Loring
Kenton Andrews
Alain Antik
Rudi Monta
A. Lindsley Lane
Saul Chaplin
Gene Kelly
Douglas Shearer
Warren Newcombe
Irving G. Ries
Conrad Salinger
Sydney Guilaroff
William Tuttle
TOP CAST
Gene Kelly
Jerry Mulligan
Leslie Caron
Lise Bouvier
Oscar Levant
Adam Cook
Georges Guétary
Henri Baurel
Nina Foch
Milo Roberts
Robert Ames
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Joan Anderson
Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Larry Arnold
Frenchman (uncredited)
Martha Bamattre
Mathilde Mattieu (uncredited)
Charles Bastin
Smiling Young Man (uncredited)
Joan Bayley
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Rodney Bieber
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Madge Blake
Edna Mae Bestram (uncredited)
Ralph Blum
Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
Nan Boardman
Maid (uncredited)
Dino Bolognese
Bartender (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
Georges Matthieu (uncredited)
Ann Brendon
Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Camlin
Artist (uncredited)
Benny Carter
Saxophonist in Cafe (uncredited)
Sue Casey
Dancer (uncredited)
Monique Chantal
Audience Member (uncredited)
Andre Charisse
Patron at Flodair Café / Dancing Partner (uncredited)
Bill Chatham
Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
Audience Member (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
Spectator at Show (uncredited)
Ann Codee
Therese (uncredited)
Louise Colombet
Woman with Cats (uncredited)
Allan Cook
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Susan Cummings
Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
Albert D'Arno
Waiter (uncredited)
Viola Daniels
Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
George Davis
François (uncredited)
Paul De Corday
Bartender (uncredited)
René de Loffre
Boy (uncredited)
Gloria Dea
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
George Dee
Waiter (uncredited)
Jeannine Ducasse
Girl (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
Driver (uncredited)
John Eldredge
Jack Jansen (uncredited)
Carli Elinor
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Marietta Elliott
Dancer (uncredited)
George Ellsworth
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Luigi Faccuito
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Ernie Flatt
Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Clair Freeman
Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Jane French
Dancer (uncredited)
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