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The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) -- Charles returns to Paris to reminisce about the life he led in Paris after it was liberated. He worked on "Stars and Stripes" when he met Marion and Helen...

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Director:
Writers:
F. Scott Fitzgerald (story)
Julius J. Epstein (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
3 April 1955 (Japan) more
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Plot:
Charles returns to Paris to reminisce about the life he led in Paris after it was liberated. He worked... more | full synopsis
NewsDesk:
Van Johnson: 1916 - 2008
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User Comments:
Seriously flawed movie still worth watching for Taylor, Reed, and Pidgeon. more (36 total)

Cast

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Elizabeth Taylor ... Helen Ellswirth / Wills

Van Johnson ... Charles Wills
Walter Pidgeon ... James Ellswirth

Donna Reed ... Marion Ellswirth / Matine
Eva Gabor ... Mrs. Lorraine Quarl
Kurt Kasznar ... Maurice (owner, Cafe Dhingo)
George Dolenz ... Claude Matine

Roger Moore ... Paul Lane (tennis pro)
Sandy Descher ... Vicki Wills
Celia Lovsky ... Mama Janette
Peter Leeds ... Barney (Europa News Service reporter)

John Doucette ... Campbell (Europa News Service)
Odette Myrtil ... Singer (as Odette)
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Runtime:
116 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Certification:
Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:M/12 | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1997) | USA:Approved (PCA #17124, General Audience)

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This is one of a handful of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer productions of the early 1950s whose original copyrights were never renewed and are now apparently in Public Domain; for this reason this title is now offered, often in very inferior copies, at bargain prices, by numerous VHS and DVD distributors who do not normally handle copyrighted or Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer material. more
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Continuity: Near the end of the film, when Helen is wearing the red dress, Charlie comes home drunk and puts the chain on the door. The chain is a lot longer than a normal door chain, at least 12 inches. When Helen comes home later and tries to get in, the chain is now much shorter. It's now the length of a normal door chain. more
Quotes:
Helen Ellswirth: I'm sick to death of death. I want to enjoy things, have fun, live every day like it's the last day. Wouldn't that be nice, a lifetime full of last days? more
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9 out of 13 people found the following comment useful.
Seriously flawed movie still worth watching for Taylor, Reed, and Pidgeon., 7 November 1999
8/10
Author: gcamp3279 from New York, NY

Elizabeth Taylor, Donna Reed, and Walter Pidgeon turn in fine performances in this updated adaptation of F.Scott Fitzgerald's short story, BABYLON REVISITED. Two serious flaws keep this good movie from succeeding completely. One is a seriously miscast Van Johnson. His limited talent does not include the ability to portray a writer, much less one who struggles with intellectual despair. The second and more serious flaw is the movie's ending. The happy ending constructed for the movie is completely out of line with the story's point of view and makes no sense for the motivations of all the characters as written by Fitzgerald or adapted by the screenwriter. The title song is nicely sung by Dinah Shore.

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