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17 April 1953 (Denmark) moreTagline:
Sparkling as Champagne! The Year's Musical Eye-ful!Plot:
Miss Ethel 'Dynamite' Jackson is a chorus girl who mistakingly receives an invitation from the State... more | add synopsisUser Comments:
When Doris sings "April in Paris" all is forgiven... moreCast
(Complete credited cast)| Doris Day | ... | Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson | |
| Ray Bolger | ... | S. 'Sam' Winthrop Putnam | |
| Claude Dauphin | ... | Philippe Fouquet | |
| Eve Miller | ... | Marcia Sherman | |
| George Givot | ... | François | |
| Paul Harvey | ... | Secretary Robert Sherman | |
| Herbert Farjeon | ... | Joshua Stevens | |
| Wilson Millar | ... | Sinclair Wilson | |
| Raymond Largay | ... | Joseph Welmar | |
| John Alvin | ... | Tracy | |
| Jack Lomas | ... | Cab Driver |
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Mono (RCA Sound System)Filming Locations:
Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USAFun Stuff
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Ethel S. 'Dynamite' Jackson: I don't care what I did last night and the night before that and the night before that, too. I'm gonna ring the bell tonight. I'm gonna ring the bell tonight. That's what I'm gonna do! moreSoundtrack:
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True, even for the breezy 1950s, the plot for this musical is as light as a feather--but if you are a DORIS DAY fan, as I certainly was during these early Day films at Warner Bros., you'll be enchanted by her way with a song--particularly "I'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight", "April in Paris" and "That's What Makes Paris Par-ee". And on top of that, she excels in all of her dance routines, even those in which RAY BOLGER clearly has the spotlight to himself.
It's one of those mistaken identity plots that Warners used extensively throughout the '40s and '50s, something about a showgirl being mistaken for a diplomat and mistakenly invited to represent the U.S. at a French festival. Naturally, all is straightened out in time for a happy ending although I can't say I detected any real chemistry between Bolger and Day--even in a musical where logic doesn't really matter.
The dances staged by LeRoy Prinz are not the best, but there are some cheerful, well staged moments when Bolger gets to do his tap routines and limber legged dancing. All in all, it passes the time pleasantly if you have a weakness for musicals the way they were in the '50s. And Doris proves that singing wasn't her only asset. Her dancing is also very professional (and not surprisingly, she intended to become a dancer before an accident ruined her plans and she switched to singing).