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Only a couple of musical numbers exist from the entire 90-minute film, which was a failure at the box office and resulted in Irene Bordoni's contract being dropped by MGM. However, she went on to appear in a Fleischer film called ''Just a Gigolo'' in 1935, in which she sang the title song; this is currently available on YouTube along with a song she performed for another musical film released the same year. In both numbers, she shows why Cole Porter added a verse to his song "You're the Top" that goes, "You're the eyes of Irene Bordoni". | Only a couple of musical numbers exist from the entire 90-minute film, which was a failure at the box office and resulted in Irene Bordoni's contract being dropped by MGM. However, she went on to appear in a Fleischer film called ''Just a Gigolo'' in 1935, in which she sang the title song; this is currently available on YouTube along with a song she performed for another musical film released the same year. In both numbers, she shows why Cole Porter added a verse to his song "You're the Top" that goes, "You're the eyes of Irene Bordoni". | ||
The film is lost,<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Paris1929.html Silentera page on the film.] Retrieved | The film is lost,<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/P/Paris1929.html Silentera page on the film.] Retrieved 02 Apr '19</ref> but the Vitaphone sound disks are known to survive at the UCLA. | ||
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The film's poster.
Status: Lost
Paris is the lost film version of the Broadway sensation of 1928, featuring Irene Bordoni and Jack Buchanan - in his feature film debut - in the lead roles. It was made in 1929 and was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot Summary
The plot involves Irene Bordoni's character falling in love with a wealthy man about town. In the original stage play, she ultimately chooses to marry her partner, who is played by Jack Buchanan, while he marries a girl who has always worshipped him from afar. As always in these early musicals, the plot is basically a device in which to contain the songs, and there are plenty of them.
Notes
Only a couple of musical numbers exist from the entire 90-minute film, which was a failure at the box office and resulted in Irene Bordoni's contract being dropped by MGM. However, she went on to appear in a Fleischer film called Just a Gigolo in 1935, in which she sang the title song; this is currently available on YouTube along with a song she performed for another musical film released the same year. In both numbers, she shows why Cole Porter added a verse to his song "You're the Top" that goes, "You're the eyes of Irene Bordoni".
The film is lost,[1] but the Vitaphone sound disks are known to survive at the UCLA.
External Links
Reference
- ↑ Silentera page on the film. Retrieved 02 Apr '19