In this musical short, a condensed version of Cole Porter's "Fifty Million Frenchmen" (1929), a wealthy young American meets the girl of his dreams and makes a bet that they will be engaged without her knowing of his riches..
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a sucker for 1930s musical theater or really want to see an early performance by Bob Hope. If you have zero patience for plots that move at the speed of light because they’re trying to cram a whole Broadway show into a tiny runtime, skip it. Paree, Paree is one of those...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Roy Mack
Henry Edwards
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you are a sucker for 1930s musical theater or really want to see an early performance by Bob Hope. If you have zero patience for plots that move at the speed of light because they’re trying to cram a whole Broadway show into a tiny runtime, skip it. Paree, Paree is one of those frantic little musical shorts that feels like someone hit the fast-forward button on a much larger, more expensive production. It's essentially a condensed version of a Cole Porte..."
Charles Collins
Cyrus Wood, Herbert Fields, E. Ray Goetz
United States
