Film, Video Web Page An American in Paris

Title

• An American in Paris

Summary

• Jerry, a struggling, but happy-go-lucky American artist, falls in love with Lise, a French shop girl. Unbeknownst to Jerry, Lise is engaged to Henri, one of Jerry's pals. Jerry proposes to Lise, who refuses sadly, explaining about Henri. Henri eventually bows out and the lovers are reunited.

Names

• Minnelli, Vincente, film director.
• Freed, Arthur, 1894-1973, film producer.
• Lerner, Alan Jay, 1918-1986, screenwriter.
• Gershwin, George, 1898-1937, composer.
• Gershwin, Ira, 1896-1983, composer.
• Kelly, Gene, 1912-1996, choreographer, actor.
• Caron, Leslie, actor.
• Levant, Oscar, 1906-1972, actor.
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, production company.
• Loew's Incorporated, film distributor.
• MGM/UA Home Video (Firm) film distributor.
• LC Purchase Collection (Library of Congress)
• Copyright Collection (Library of Congress)
• Turner Entertainment Co. Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

• United States : Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951 ; United States : MGM/UA Home Video, c1979.

Headings

• -  Expatriate artists--France--Paris--Drama

Genre

• Musical films
• Romance films
• Feature films
• Fiction films
• Videodiscs

Notes

• -  LP1161 U.S. Copyright Office
• -  Copyright: Loew's Inc.; 5Sep51; LP1161.
• -  Music by George Gershwin ; lyrics by Ira Gershwin ; choreography by Gene Kelly ; musical direction, Johnny Green and Saul Chaplin ; art directors, Cedric Gibbons and Preston Ames.
• -  Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch.
• -  Presenting the American in Paris Ballet.
• -  Parts of summary taken from Variety, 8-29-51.
• -  On videodisc label: Pioneer Video, Inc. ML100006.
• -  This film was selected for the National Film Registry.
• -  Sources used: M/B/RS Descriptions files; Variety, August 29, 1951.
• -  Non-viewing print and theatrical projection prints partially viewed for credits only.
• -  35 mm non-viewing print renumbered: FGA 0329-0341 to CQA 0647-0653.

Medium

• viewing copy 2 videocassetes of 2 (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 3/4 in.
• viewing copy 1 videodisc of 1 (optical) (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 12 in.
• theatrical projection print 13 film reels of 13 on 7 (ca. 10,190 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.
• non-viewing print 13 film reels of 13 on 7 (ca. 10,190 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm.

Call Number/Physical Location

• VGB 0940-0941 (viewing copy)
• DAA 2584 (viewing copy)
• CQA 0654-0660 (theatrical projection print)
• CQA 0647-0653 (non-viewing print)

Library of Congress Control Number

• 95504447

Online Format

• web page
• image

LCCN Permalink

• https://lccn.loc.gov/95504447

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