Paris (1929)
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97 min
Irène Bordoni is cast as Vivienne Rolland, a Parisian chorus girl in love with Massachusetts boy Andrew Sabbot (Jason Robards Sr.) Andrew's snobbish mother Cora (Louise Closser Hale) tries to break up the romance. Jack Buchanan likewise makes his talking-picture debut as Guy Pennell, the leading man in Vivienne's revue. No film elements of Paris are known to exist, although the complete soundtrack survives on Vitaphone disks. The sound tape reels for this film survives at UCLA Film and Television Archive.
- Release date
- November 7, 1929
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Irène Bordoni as Vivienne Rolland
- Jack Buchanan as Guy Pennell
- Louise Closser Hale as Cora Sabbot
- Jason Robards Sr. as Andrew Sabbot
- Zasu Pitts as Harriet
- Margaret Fielding as Brenda Kaley
- Ruth Eddings as Chorus Girl
- The Larry Ceballos Girls as Girls in dance number
- Peggy Larson as Chorus Girl
- Bess Lee
Crew
- Clarence G. Badger · Director
- Cole Porter · Writer
- Martin Brown · Writer
- E. Ray Goetz · Writer
- Hope Loring · Writer
- Robert North · Producer
- Sol Polito · Cinematographer
- Edward Schroeder · Editor