Innocents of Paris
- C.E. Andrews (play "Flea Market"; also novelisation)
- Ethel Doherty (screenplay)
- Ernest Vajda (screenplay)
- Maurice Chevalier
- Sylvia Beecher
- Russell Simpson
- John Leipold
- Richard A. Whiting
- Leo Robin
company
- May 25, 1929 (1929-05-25)
Innocents of Paris is a 1929 black and white American musical film. Directed by Richard Wallace and based on the play Flea Market, the film was the first musical production by Paramount Pictures. Although the screenplay was regarded as mediocre, the critics were impressed with the newly-arrived Chevalier, for whom they predicted much success.[1] At the preview in Los Angeles, established film-actor Adolphe Menjou, son of French immigrant parents, congratulated Chevalier in person.[2]
The film utilized the somewhat new technology of sound with the Western Electric sound system. Dubbing was not a common practice, but the film makers attempted it here over stock footage of Paris. An orchestra played "Louise" under one microphone while several actors spoke street observations under another, like "What pretty flowers!", and a group of three men whistled bird calls into a third microphone. Several takes were required to get the mixing right, but what resulted was an early example of sound dubbing.[3]
A novelisation of the film, written by C.E. Andrews, was published by The Readers Library to coincide with the film's release and included 8 pages of stills (it was titled The Innocents of Paris).
Plot
Cast
- Maurice Chevalier as Maurice Marney
- Sylvia Beecher as Louise Leval
- Russell Simpson as Emile Leval
- George Fawcett as Monsieur Marny
- Mrs. George Fawcett (Percy Haswell) as Madame Marny
- John Miljan as Monsieur Renard
- Margaret Livingston as Madame Renard
- Jack Luden as Jules
- Johnnie Morris as Musician
Soundtrack
- "It's A Habit Of Mine"
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1929 by Famous Music Corp.
- "Wait 'Til You See Ma Cherie"
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1929 by Famous Music Corp.
- "On Top Of The World, Alone"
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Copyright 1929 by Famous Music Corp.
- "Louise"[4]
- Lyrics by Leo Robin
- Music by Richard A. Whiting
- Sung by Maurice Chevalier
- Copyright 1929 by Famous Music Corp.
References
- ^ The Films and Career of Maurice Chevalier (Gene Ringgold, Dewitt Bodeen, The Citadel Press, 1973), ISBN 0-8065-0354-8. P.74-5.
- ^ With Love, the Autobiography of Maurice Chevalier (Cassell, 1960), p. 191.
- ^ Eyman, Scott. The Speed of Sound: Hollywood and the Talkie Revolution 1926-1930. Simon & Schuster: New York, 1997.
- ^ http://new.music.yahoo.com/maurice-chevalier/tracks/louise-from-innocents-of-paris--1403528 [dead link]
External links
- Innocents of Paris at IMDb
- Innocents of Paris at The New York Times
- Innocents of Paris at OVGuide
- Innocents of Paris
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- Innocents of Paris at The Sydney Morning Herald
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