Slightly French
{{short description|1949 film by Douglas Sirk}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Slightly French
| image = Slightly French.jpg
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| director = Douglas Sirk
| producer = Irving Starr
| writer = Karen DeWolf
Herbert Fields
| starring = Dorothy Lamour
Don Ameche
Janis Carter
| music = George Duning
| cinematography = Charles Lawton Jr.
| editing = Al Clark
| studio = Columbia Pictures
| distributor = Columbia Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1949|02|02|}}
| runtime = 81 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
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Slightly French is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche and Janis Carter.Stern p.59 The screenplay concerns a Hollywood director who recruits an American singer.
Plot
After clashing with the French star of his film who then quits, a Hollywood director recruits an American singer whom he tries to pass off as a Frenchwoman.
Cast
- Dorothy Lamour as Mary O'Leary aka Rochelle Olivia
- Don Ameche as John Gayle
- Janis Carter as Louisa Gayle
- Willard Parker as Douglas Hyde
- Adele Jergens as Yvonne La Tour
- Jeanne Manet as Nicolette
References
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Bibliography
- Stern, Michael. Douglas Sirk. Twayne Publishers, 1979.
External links
- {{IMDb title|0041885}}
{{Douglas Sirk}}
Category:1949 musical comedy films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American musical comedy films
Category:Columbia Pictures films
Category:Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles
Category:Films scored by George Duning
Category:Films directed by Douglas Sirk
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language musical comedy films
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