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Innocents in Paris
1953 Comedy
Review
Innocents in Paris is a
charming Ealing-style comedy that showcases some of the best British
comic talent of its era. As well as established stars such as
Alastair Sim. Margaret Rutherford and Jimmy Edwards, there is a
plethora of bright young things who would rise to prominence in the
following decade – Laurence Harvey, Christopher Lee, Kenneth Williams,
Frank Muir and Peter Jones to name just five future stars who flit
momentarily into view. There are also some notable French actors
in the cast – including Claude Dauphin, a popular French matinee idol
of the 1940s, and Louis de Funès, who would, a decade or two
later, become the best-loved, and best-paid, comic actor in
France. What the film lacks in sophistication and cohesion it
makes up for in charm, and with so much talent in front of the camera
it can hardly fail to entertain.
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Director:
Gordon Parry
Starring: Alastair Sim, Ronald Shiner, Claire Bloom, Margaret Rutherford, Claude Dauphin Synopsis
Sir Norman Barker sets out for an important economics summit in Paris,
accompanied by a party of British tourists who are about to have their
first taste of life in the French capital. Gwladys is an artist
who intends to savour the delights of the Louvre and paint in the quiet
streets of Montmartre. Ingénue Susan falls for a charming
older Frenchman, Max, whose intention of luring her back to his
apartment is thwarted when she insists of having a night out.
George Stilton is the archetypal British army captain, and proves the
fact by spending his entiire weekend in Paris in a British pub.
The night before he is to join his comrades in a procession to
commemorate the unveiling of a statue, Dicky Bird has the time of his
life at the Moulin Rouge. Scotsman Andy MacGregor discovers love
but loses his most treasured possession, his wallet, along the
way. Meanwhile, Sir Norman’s desperate attempts to secure a vital
conference are thwarted by the stubborn Russian delegate,
Panitov. All appears lost until Panitov proposes an unusual
solution to Sir Norman’s migraine: an evening in a Russian nightclub...
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