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Director:
Walter Lang
Writers:
Hans Adler (play)
Valentine Davies (writer)
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Release Date:
20 April 1951 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical more
Plot:
Jack Martin (Danny Kaye), an American entertainer working cabarets on the French Riviera, does an impersonation... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more
User Comments:
Lavish and colorful Danny Kaye comedy. more (10 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Danny Kaye ... Jack Martin / Henri Duran

Gene Tierney ... Lili Duran
Corinne Calvet ... Colette
Marcel Dalio ... Philippe Lebrix
Jean Murat ... Felix Periton
Henri Letondal ... Louis Foral
Clinton Sundberg ... Antoine
Sig Ruman ... Gapeaux
Joyce Mackenzie ... Mimi (as Joyce MacKenzie)
Monique Chantal ... Minette
Marina Koshetz ... Mme. Louise Cornet
Ann Codee ... Mme. Periton
Mari Blanchard ... Eugenie
Ethel Martin ... Trio Dance Team Member
George Martin ... Trio Dance Team Member
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Runtime:
89 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
West Germany:12 | France:U | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (certificate #14863)
Filming Locations:
Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France more
Company:
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Essentially a remake of the Don Ameche film That Night in Rio (1941), which itself was a remake of 'Maurice Chavalier (I)''s film Folies-Bergère (1936). All three films were based on a 1934 stage play called "The Red Cat". more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Hidden Hollywood II: More Treasures from the 20th Century Fox Vaults (1997) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
Ballin' the Jack more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Lavish and colorful Danny Kaye comedy., 26 May 2001
Author: David Matthews from Toronto, Canada

Not all Danny Kaye films have lasted well. In my opinion the two that have are "The Court Jester" and "On The Riviera".

"On the Riviera" is a superbly mounted comedy, with gorgeous Riviera scenery, lavish sets, and some ravishingly beautiful women. The mistaken identity plot is an old one but there great scenes of confusion and some good and sometimes surprisingly suggestive dialogue, unusual for the time especially in a Danny Kaye movie.

Dance routines are imaginative and energetic with some statuesque and eager looking chorus girls. Gwen Verdon does a specialty number.

Thoroughly enjoyable, it stands up to repeat viewing.

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