Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)

Jim Stauton Rogers, a Texas rancher turned international diplomat, takes his young daughter, Elizabeth Rogers, on a trip to Paris. He is concerned that his daughter might come in contact ... See full summary »

Director:

Norman Taurog

Writers:

Dorothy Cooper (screenplay), Sidney Sheldon (screenplay)

Stars:

Jane Powell, Danielle Darrieux, Wendell Corey

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jane Powell	...	Elizabeth Rogers
Danielle Darrieux	...	Marie Devarone
Wendell Corey	...	Jim Stauton Rogers
Vic Damone	...	Andre Milan
Fernando Lamas	...	Paul Sarnac
Marcel Dalio	...	Claude Duval
Una Merkel	...	Glynnie
Richard Anderson	...	Bob Lennart
Jean Murat	...	Monsieur Henri Milan
Duci De Kerekjarto	...	Gypsy Leader (as Duci deKerekjarto)
Hans Conried	...	Jean - Maitre D'
George Tatar	...	Hungarian Dancer
Katrin Tatar	...	Hungarian Dancer
Monique Chantal	...	Maid
Four Freshmen	...	Singing Quartette (as 'Four Freshmen' Quartette)

Storyline

Jim Stauton Rogers, a Texas rancher turned international diplomat, takes his young daughter, Elizabeth Rogers, on a trip to Paris. He is concerned that his daughter might come in contact with her mother, Marie Devarone, a Parisian singer he met and loved more than twenty-five years ago.

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Plot Keywords:

rancher | daughter | singer | diplomat | texas | 

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Taglines:

Watch for the new Latin heart-throb Fernando Lamas!

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Did You Know?

Trivia

This film managed a small profit of $54,000 ($504,000 in 2017) for MGM according to studio records.

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Goofs

When Mr. Rogers departs from the train at the Paris station; a photographer takes his photo as he shields his daughter. But on the next cut when the photo appears on the newspaper's front page; the composition of the photo is now different than what actually took place.

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Quotes

[Elizabeth has just met Andre, a Frenchman who speaks with an American accent.]
Elizabeth Rogers: That's funny. You don't speak with a French accent.
Andre Milan: My father is English, so I was educated in England.
Elizabeth Rogers: But you don't speak with an English accent.
Andre Milan: Why should I? I'm French!

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Connections

Referenced in 24x36: A Movie About Movie Posters (2016)

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Soundtracks

Paris
(uncredited)
Music by Nicholas Brodszky
Lyrics by Sammy Cahn
Sung by Fernando Lamas
Reprised by the cast at the end

User Reviews

Rich, Young, and Pregnant

I read a review that stated that this movie was filmed before Royal Wedding, but this isn't so. Royal Wedding, starring Fred Astaire, was filmed before this movie and it was Royal Wedding which made Jane Powell no longer a teenage movie star but a full blown adult performer! Her movie Three Weeks With Love with Ricardo Montalban was a tell tale sign that it was time for Jane Powell to throw away her teenager costumes once and for all and become an adult. She, Debbie Reynolds, and Natalie Wood were just three of the very few who made it from teenage performer to adult performers in the movies.

So, after Royal Wedding, Jane Powell was slated for Rich, Young, and Pretty, but there was a problem; she found out that she was pregnant, so much of the shooting had to be done as quickly as possible with many of scenes filmed waist up. Danielle Darrieux had made her film debut in the U.S. in "The Rage of Paris" and hated the movie so much that there was nothing that could stop her from returning to Paris, but the script, her role, and the fact that she got to sing and dance in a Technicolor musical was enough to entice her back for Rich, Young, and Pretty! Good thing too! She was great!

This was Vic Damone's first movie for Hollowood, and as my Mom said, "Everyone was swooning over Vic's Cow-eyes! What can one say about Una Merckle? Una is Una. She played servant in the Jeannette McDonald version of The Merry Widow and repeated the same role in the Lana Turner version, which was the best of the two, and repeated the servant role in Rich, Young, and Pretty, with a pretty, good, feisty performance especially in the end.

As far as the songs are forgettable? This will sum up this movie and my review. Because of lack of space, I could give you word for word of all the songs in the movie, and I'm going to prove it:

"They say that Paris is charming and light hearted, over and over again. They said in Paris no star shines as brightly, as Paris again, and again. They say her bonnets are lyrical sonnets. They've said it with word and with pen. They say that Paris makes April complete. They say that Taxi's makes songs in her streets. Although these things they repeat and repeat, but I like to think instead: That Paris is sort of the things that left, unsaid!"

The songs are forgettable and not memorable? I don't think so!

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 1951 (USA)

Also Known As:

Rica, joven y bonita

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,528,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1