An American in Paris (1951)

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1h 54min
Drama, Musical
11 Nov 1951 (USA)
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Three friends struggle to find work in Paris. Things become more complicated when two of them fall in love with the same woman.

Director:

Vincente Minnelli

Writers:

Alan Jay Lerner, Alan Jay Lerner

Stars:

Awards:

Won 6 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 7 nominations.
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Watch the trailer for the Oscar-winning film An American in Paris, starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron.

Still of Gene Kelly (I), Bill Chatham (II), Ernie Flatt, Dickie Humphreys and Alex Romero (I) in An American in Paris (1951)

Still of Gene Kelly (I), Benny Carter, Gino Corrado, Paul Cristo (I), Georges Guétary, Oscar Levant and Waclaw Rekwart in An American in Paris (1951)

Still of Gene Kelly (I) and Leslie Caron in An American in Paris (1951)

Still of Gene Kelly (I) and Nina Foch in An American in Paris (1951)

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	Gene Kelly	...	Jerry Mulligan
	Leslie Caron	...	Lise Bouvier
	Oscar Levant	...	Adam Cook
	Georges Guétary	...	Henri Baurel (as Georges Guetary)
	Nina Foch	...	Milo Roberts
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	Robert Ames	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Joan Anderson	...	Child in Ballet (uncredited)
	Marie Antoinette Andrews	...	News Vendor (uncredited)
	Larry Arnold	...	Frenchman (uncredited)
	Martha Bamattre	...	Mathilde Mattieu (uncredited)
	Felice Basso	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Charles Bastin	...	Smiling Young Man (uncredited)
	Joan Bayley	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Janine Bergez	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Rodney Bieber	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Madge Blake	...	Edna Mae Bestram (uncredited)
	Ralph Blum	...	Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
	Nan Boardman	...	Maid (uncredited)
	Dino Bolognese	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	Eugene Borden	...	Georges Mattieu (uncredited)
	Ann Brendon	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Florence Brundage	...	Fury (uncredited)
	Monica Bucky	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Peter Camlin	...	Artist (uncredited)
	David Carlin	...	Strongman (uncredited)
	Benny Carter	...	Saxophonist in Cafe (uncredited)
	Sue Casey	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Monique Chantal	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Andre Charisse	...	Patron at Flodair Café / Dancing Partner (uncredited)
	Bill Chatham	...	Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
	Jack Chefe	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Dick Cherney	...	Spectator at Show (uncredited)
	Ann Codee	...	Therese (uncredited)
	Louise Colombet	...	Woman with Cats (uncredited)
	Allan Cook	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Adèle Coray	...	Honeymooner (uncredited)
	Gino Corrado	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
	Paul Cristo	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
	Susan Cummings	...	Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
	Albert D'Arno	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Viola Daniels	...	Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
	George Davis	...	François (uncredited)
	Paul De Corday	...	Bartender (uncredited)
	René de Loffre	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Gloria Dea	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	George Dee	...	Waiter (uncredited)
	Ralph Del Campo	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Jeannine Ducasse	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Art Dupuis	...	Driver (uncredited)
	John Eldredge	...	Jack Jansen (uncredited)
	Carli Elinor	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Marietta Elliott	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	George Ellsworth	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Luigi Faccuito	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Ernie Flatt	...	Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
	Bess Flowers	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Marie Francoise	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Clair Freeman	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Mary Jane French	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Captain Garcia	...	Man at Shutters (uncredited)
	Jon Gardner	...	Child in Ballet (uncredited)
	Mary Gleason	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Shirley Glickman	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Ricky Gonzales	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Ricardo Gonzáles	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Alex Goudovitch	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Madeline Gradin	...	Child in Ballet (uncredited)
	Andre Guy	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Claude Guy	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Judy Hall	...	Girl at Ball (uncredited)
	Patricia Hall	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Betty Hannon	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Jack Harmon	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Jean Harrison	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Linda Heller	...	Child in Ballet (uncredited)
	Lars Hensen	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
	Marian Horosko	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Don Hulbert	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Dickie Humphreys	...	Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
	Madge Journeay	...	Dancer (uncredited)
	Harvey Karels	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	David Kasday	...	Child in Ballet (uncredited)
	Paul King	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
	Stephen Kirchner	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Isabel La Mal	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Tommy Ladd	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Jeanne Lafayette	...	Nun / Artist / French Girl (uncredited)
	Judy Landon	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Richard Landry	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Michele Lange	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Numa Lapeyre	...	Girl (uncredited)
	Louise Laureau	...	Nun / Woman at Table (uncredited)
	Louis Laurent	...	Bearded Painter (uncredited)
	Janet Lavis	...	Fury (uncredited)
	Meredith Leeds	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Diki Lerner	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Ruth Lewis	...	Girl at Ball (uncredited)
	Eileen Locklin	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Shirley Lopez	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Wanda Lucienne	...	Woman on Phone (uncredited)
	Ralph Madlener	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Bert Madrid	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Dudley Field Malone	...	Winston Churchill (uncredited)
	Bob Mascagno	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Charles Mauu	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Paul Maxey	...	John McDowd (uncredited)
	Anthony Mazzola	...	Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)
	Leonard A. Mazzola	...	Young Man at Mirror (uncredited)
	Greg McClure	...	Rugged G.I. (uncredited)
	Svetlana McLee	...	Fury (uncredited)
	Bonnie Menzies	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Mary Menzies	...	Fury (uncredited)
	Sheila Meyers	...	Fury (uncredited)
	Charles Millsfield	...	Man with Books (uncredited)
	Leo Mostovoy	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Noel Neill	...	American Girl (uncredited)
	Anna Q. Nilsson	...	Kay Jansen (uncredited)
	Allen O'Locklin	...	Undetermined Role (uncredited)
	Roy Ossorio	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Charles Owens	...	Reveler at Art Students Ball (uncredited)
	Alfred Paix	...	Postman (uncredited)
	Jetsy Parker	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Christian Pasques	...	Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)
	Hamil Petroff	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Lucien Plauzoles	...	Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)
	Pierre Plauzoles	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Albert Pollet	...	Man at Table (uncredited)
	Don Quinn	...	Honeymooner (uncredited)
	Anne Belle Rasmussen	...	Child in Ballet (uncredited)
	Waclaw Rekwart	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
	Ricky Ricardi	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Carol Risser	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Marilyn Rogers	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Jean Romaine	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Alex Romero	...	Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
	Hayden Rorke	...	Tommy Baldwin (uncredited)
	Dennis Ross	...	Child in Ballet (uncredited)
	Albert Ruiz	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Marilyn Russell	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Betty Scott	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Linda Scott	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Rudolph Silva	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Pat Simms	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Mabel Smaney	...	Frenchwoman (uncredited)
	Melba Snowden	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	John Stanley	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Sam Strangis	...	G.I. (uncredited)
	Phyllis Sutton	...	Fury (uncredited)
	Beverly Thompson	...	'Stairway to Paradise' Dancer (uncredited)
	Yves Troendle	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Peter Troiekouroff	...	Boy (uncredited)
	Dee Turnell	...	Fury (uncredited)
	Dorothy Tuttle	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Maya Van Horn	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
	Pat Volasko	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Dorothy Ward	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Ray Weamer	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
	Pamela Wells	...	Child in Ballet (uncredited)
	Dick Wessel	...	Ben Macrow (uncredited)
	Herbert Winters	...	G.I. (uncredited)
	Mary Young	...	Flower Lady (uncredited)
	Lila Zali	...	Ballet Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Vincente Minnelli

Written by

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Alan Jay Lerner	...	(story by)

Alan Jay Lerner	...	(screen play by)

Produced by

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Roger Edens	...	associate producer (uncredited)
Arthur Freed	...	producer

Music by

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Conrad Salinger

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(uncredited)

Cinematography by

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Alfred Gilks

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director of photography

Editing by

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Adrienne Fazan

Editorial Department

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Peter Ballbusch	...	montage sequences
Henri Jaffa	...	color consultant: Technicolor
William LeVanway	...	editorial supervisor (uncredited)

Art Direction by

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E. Preston Ames	...	(as Preston Ames)
Cedric Gibbons

Set Decoration by

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Edwin B. Willis

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(set decorations)

Costume Design by

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Orry-Kelly

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(costumes designed by)

Makeup Department

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Sydney Guilaroff	...	hair styles designer
John Truwe	...	makeup artist
William Tuttle	...	makeup creator
Robert J. Schiffer	...	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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J.J. Cohn	...	unit manager (uncredited)
Jay Marchant	...	unit manager (uncredited)
Walter Strohm	...	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Hugh Boswell	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Alfred Raboch	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Edward Woehler	...	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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F. Keogh Gleason	...	associate set decorator (as Keogh Gleason)
Gene Grant	...	paintings: Gene Kelly's
Henry Greutert	...	lead sculptor (uncredited)
Dillard Clayton Thomason	...	Scenic artist (uncredited)
Frank Wesselhoff	...	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Shearer	...	recording supervisor
Van Allen James	...	sound editor (uncredited)
Standish J. Lambert	...	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Warren Newcombe	...	special effects
Irving G. Ries	...	special effects

Visual Effects by

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Louis Lichtenfield

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matte painter (uncredited)

Stunts

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Russell Saunders

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stunt double: Gene Kelly (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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John Alton	...	ballet photographer
Richard Borland	...	grip (uncredited)
A. Lindsley Lane	...	camera operator (uncredited)
Sid Moore	...	electrician (uncredited)
Wes Shanks	...	gaffer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Walter Plunkett	...	costumes designer: Beaux Arts Ball
Irene Sharaff	...	ballet costumes designer
Joan Joseff	...	costume jeweller (uncredited)

Music Department

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Saul Chaplin	...	musical director
George Gershwin	...	music by
Ira Gershwin	...	lyrics by
Johnny Green	...	musical director
Conrad Salinger	...	orchestrator
Samuel Albert	...	musician (uncredited)
Alex Alexander	...	musician (uncredited)
Gus Bivona	...	musician (uncredited)
John T. Boudreau	...	musician (uncredited)
Benny Carter	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Alec Compinsky	...	musician (uncredited)
David Crocov	...	musician (uncredited)
Robert Franklyn	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Jakob Gimpel	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Max Gralnick	...	musician (uncredited)
Saul Grant	...	musician (uncredited)
Johnny Green	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Wally Heglin	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Glen Johnston	...	musician (uncredited)
Sol Kindler	...	musician (uncredited)
Arthur Maebe	...	musician (uncredited)
Jack Marshall	...	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Skip Martin	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Peter Mercurio	...	musician (uncredited)
Uan Rasey	...	musician: trumpet soloist (uncredited)
Milton Raskin	...	musician: piano (uncredited)
Albert Sendrey	...	orchestrator (uncredited)
Jack Teagarden	...	musician: trombone (uncredited)
Si Zentner	...	musician (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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James Gooch	...	technicolor color consultant
Gene Kelly	...	choreographer
Kenton Andrews	...	researcher (uncredited)
Alain Antik	...	technical advisor (uncredited)
Jeanne Coyne	...	dance-in (uncredited)
Howard Dietz	...	unit publicist (uncredited)
Carol Haney	...	assistant dance director (uncredited)
Gene Kelly	...	director: Lise introduction dance sequence (uncredited)
Jane Loring	...	production assistant (uncredited)
Mack McLean	...	voice double: Oscar Levant (uncredited)
Rudi Monta	...	legal department (uncredited)
Alex Romero	...	assistant choreographer (uncredited)
Howard Strickling	...	director of publicity (uncredited)
Frank Whitbeck	...	trailer producer (uncredited)

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Production Companies

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (United States) (theatrical) (as Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
Metro (1952) (Norway) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Belgium) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (France) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Italy) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Spain) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (West Germany) (theatrical)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1952) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Cineriz (1980) (Italy) (theatrical) (reissue)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1953) (Austria) (theatrical)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1971) (United States) (tv)
Filmes Castello Lopes (1977) (Portugal) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM/CBS Home Video (1981) (United States) (video) (CED Videodisc)
MGM Home Entertainment (1988) (United States) (VHS)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (United States) (video) (laserdisc)
Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
Mac Mahon Distribution (1997) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
MGM Home Entertainment (1999) (United States) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2000) (United States) (DVD)
Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
Ciné-Sorbonne (2006) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
Ciné-Sorbonne (2009) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
Big Music and Home Entertainment (2009) (India) (video)
Ciné-Sorbonne (2012) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
Ciné-Sorbonne (2014) (France) (theatrical) (re-release) (restored version)
Canvas (2016) (Belgium) (tv)
Ciné-Sorbonne (2017) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
HBO Max (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
Vídeo Arte (Brazil) (VHS)
Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)

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Other Companies

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Pacific Title (titles)
Turner Entertainment (current copyright proprietor)
Western Electric (sound system)

Storyline

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Plot Summary	Jerry Mulligan, a struggling American painter in Paris, is "discovered" by an influential heiress with an interest in more than Jerry's art. Jerry in turn falls for Lise, a young French girl already engaged to a cabaret singer. Jerry jokes, sings and dances with his best friend, an acerbic would-be concert pianist, while romantic complications abound. Written by Scott Renshaw Plot Summary Plot Synopsis
Plot Keywords	winston-churchill-character national-film-registry afi reference-to-hopalong-cassidy narrated-by-character See All (160) »
Taglines	What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical! See more »
Genres	Drama Musical Romance
Parents Guide	View content advisory »
Certification	Argentina:Atp Australia:G Brazil:Livre Canada:G (video rating) Ecuador:TP (self-applied) Finland:S France:Tous publics India:U Italy:T Japan:G Netherlands:18 Netherlands:AL New Zealand:G Norway:A (cinema rating) Peru:Apt Portugal:M/6 South Korea:All Spain:A (ICAA) Sweden:Btl Taiwan:GP United Kingdom:U United Kingdom:U (tv rating) United Kingdom:U (re-issue) United Kingdom:U (video rating) United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved United States:TV-PG (TV rating) West Germany:12 (nf)

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Also Known As	Un Américain à Paris (France) Ein Amerikaner in Paris (Germany) Un americano en París (Spain) Un americà a París (Spain, Catalan title) Amerikanec v Parizu (Slovenia) See more »
Runtime	114 min
Country	United States
Language	English French German
Color	Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (Western Electric Sound System)
Filming Locations	Paris, France See more »

Box Office

Budget

$2,723,903 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia	Even though Vincente Minnelli is credited as the sole director, he was sometimes tied up with his divorce from Judy Garland and other directing projects, leaving Gene Kelly to take over the directing duties much to the dismay of the cast and crew. See more »
Goofs	Adam is seen in his studio three times. When first seen, he is alone and playing a black baby grand. The second time, he is playing a brown baby grand upon which Jerry dances. In the third sequence, he is again alone and playing the black grand. Perhaps the brown piano was fashioned to accommodate and withstand Jerry's dancing on it. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Seul le cinéma (1994). See more »
Soundtracks	Our Love Is Here to Stay See more »
Crazy Credits	And Presenting The American In Paris Ballet See more »
Quotes	Jerry Mulligan: That's... quite a dress you almost have on. Milo Roberts: Thanks. Jerry Mulligan: What holds it up? Milo Roberts: Modesty. See more »

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