Episode 146 - An American In Paris

 “An American in Paris” from 1951 is one of the many excellent films starring Gene Kelly. The movie won six Academy Awards including Best Picture. We reviewed two other Gene Kelly films “On the Town” 1949, Episode 2 and “Singin’ in the Rain” 1952, Episode 20. Director Vincent Minnelli had a long and productive career and his leadership shows in this film and the musical numbers.   Gene Kelly as the war veteran and artist Jerry Mulligan, Leslie Caron, in her first movie role, as Lise Bouvier, Oscar Levant as the excellent pianist and foil Adam Cook, Nina Foch as Milo Roberts the admirer of Jerry and his art and Georges Guetary as Henri Baurel with a truly beautiful voice blend together for an enjoyable adventure in Paris. Also a cast of neighborhood children, dancers and party revelers provides additional fun in many scenes. The music and lyrics of George and Ira Gershwin and additional music by Saul Chaplin is excellent and memorable. Please join us as we journey to post war Paris in "An American in Paris" Here’s the IMDB page for “An American in Paris” Up next we review “Cover Girl” from 1944. A spectacular musical by Warner Bros. That episode is available now on Patreon. And we also have an episode on “Farewell to Manzanar”. It’s Part 1 of 2 and is exclusive to our Patrons at Tier 3. Support us on Patreon!