Lights of Paris
{{short description|1938 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Lights of Paris
| image = File:Lights of Paris.jpg
| caption =
| director = Richard Pottier
| producer = Robert Hakim
| based_on =
| writer = Robert Liebmann
René Pujol
| narrator =
| starring = Tino Rossi
Michèle Alfa
Raymond Cordy
| music = Henry Himmel
Moïse Simons
Maurice Yvain
| cinematography = Curt Courant
Claude Renoir
| editing = Marguerite Beaugé
| studio = Paris Film Productions
| distributor = Paris Film Productions
| released = {{Film date|1938|10|05|df=yes}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = France
| language = French
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Lights of Paris (French: Lumières de Paris) is a 1938 French musical comedy film directed by Richard Pottier and starring Tino Rossi, Michèle Alfa and Raymond Cordy.Rège p.836 It was shot at Pathé's Joinville Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrej Andrejew.
Synopsis
A celebrated singer in Paris meets a young woman and courts her by pretending to be a driving instructor.
Cast
- Tino Rossi as Carlo Ferrari
- Michèle Alfa as Renée
- Raymond Cordy as Toto
- Marie Bizet as Yvonne
- Georges Flateau as Joe Parker
- Félix Oudart as Le directeur de casino
- Conchita Montenegro as Pénélopeia - la danseuse
- Moïse Simons as Pianiste
- Fred Pasquali as Beaurivage
- Guy Sloux as Le manager
- Julien Carette as Le vendeur de postes
- Doumel as Le manager
- Raymond Bussières
- Irène Corday
- Claire Gérard
- Liliane Lesaffre
- Franck Maurice
- Émile Riandreys
References
Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe . Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0170179|Lumières de Paris}}
{{Richard Pottier}}
Category:1938 musical comedy films
Category:French musical comedy films
Category:1930s French-language films
Category:Films directed by Richard Pottier
Category:Films shot at Joinville Studios
Category:French-language musical comedy films
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