An American in Paris
1951 film by Vincente Minnelli · Released 1951
An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical romantic comedy film inspired by the 1928 jazz-influenced symphonic poem (or tone poem) An American in Paris by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron (her film debut), Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary, and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris and was directed by Vincente Minnelli from a script by Alan Jay Lerner. The music is by George Gershwin with lyrics by his brother Ira, with additional music by Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin, the music directors. The story of the film is interspersed with dance numbers choreographed by Gene Kelly and set to Gershwin's music.
Cast ages at release (1951)
- Gene Kelly, as Jerry Mulligan: 38–39
- Leslie Caron, as Lise Bouvier: 19–20
- Oscar Levant, as Adam Cook: 44–45
- Georges Guétary, as Henri "Hank" Baurel: 35–36
- Nina Foch, as Milo Roberts: 26–27
- Madge Blake, as Edna Mae Bestram: 51–52
- Eugene Borden, as Georges Mattieu: 53–54
- Ann Codee, as Therese: 60–61