
The Gay Parisian
The Gay Parisian is an American short film produced in 1941 by Warner Bros. featuring the Ballet Russe de Monte-Carlo and directed by Jean Negulesco. The film is a screen adaptation, in Technicolor, of the 1938 ballet Gaîté Parisienne, choreographed by Léonide Massine to music by Jacques Offenbach. It was nominated for an Academy Award at the 14th Academy Awards for Best Short Subject (Two-Reel).
Top Billed Cast

Léonide Massine
The Peruvian

Milada Mladova
The Glove Seller
Frederic Franklin
The Baron
Nathalie Krassovska
The Flower Girl

Andre Eglevsky
Tortoni
Featured Crew

Jean Negulesco
Director

Léonide Massine
Choreographer
Efrem Kurtz
Music Director
Sol Hurok
Music Arranger
Gordon Hollingshead
Associate Producer

Natalie Kalmus
Colorist
Charles David Forrest
Sound
Barbara Karinska
Costume Design
Vincenzo Celli
Choreographer
Everett Dodd
Editor
Charles Novi
Art Direction

Ernest Haller
Director of Photography