Playboy of Paris
| Playboy of Paris | |
|---|---|
O.P. Heggie Stuart Erwin | |
| Cinematography | Henry W. Gerrard |
| Edited by | Merrill G. White |
| Music by | Howard Jackson John Leipold |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | October 31, 1930[1] |
Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Playboy of Paris is a 1930 American
O.P. Heggie. It was based on a 1911 play The Little Cafe by Tristan Bernard which had previously been adapted into a 1919 French silent film.[1] Paramount produced a separate French-language version Le Petit Café, also starring Chevalier, which broke records for an opening-day attendance in Paris.[2]
The film introduced the song "My Ideal", composed by Richard A. Whiting and Newell Chase with lyrics by Leo Robin, which became a jazz standard.
Plot
Albert Loriflan, a waiter in a Paris cafe, unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money from a wealthy relative. His unscrupulous boss, Philibert, refuses to release him from his long-term contract in the hope that Albert will buy him off with a large payment. But Albert refuses, and continues to work at the cafe even though he is now very rich. Before long he falls in love with Philibert's daughter Yvonne.
Main cast
- Maurice Chevalier as Albert Loriflan
- Frances Dee as Yvonne Phillbert
- O.P. Heggieas Philibert
- Stuart Erwin as Paul Michel
- Eugene Pallette as Pierre Bourdin
- Dorothy Christy as Mlle. Berengere
- Cecil Cunningham as Mlle. Hedwige
- Tyler Brooke as Cadeaux
- William B. Davidson as Monsieur Bannack
- Charles Giblyn as Gastonet
References
- ^ a b Bradley, p. 118
- ISBN 0-8065-0354-8. P.95.
Bibliography
- Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Musicals: A Critical Filmography Of 171 Features, 1927 Through 1932. McFarland, 2004.
External links
- Playboy of Paris at IMDb
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