That Girl from Paris

6.5
19361h 44m

Nikki Martin, a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Lily Pons

Lily Pons

Nikki Martin

Photo of Jack Oakie

Jack Oakie

Whammo Lonsdale

Photo of Gene Raymond

Gene Raymond

Windy McLean

Photo of Herman Bing

Herman Bing

"Hammy" Hammacher

Photo of Lucille Ball

Lucille Ball

Claire Williams

Photo of Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Laughing Boy Frank

Photo of Oscar Apfel

Oscar Apfel

Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)

Photo of Symona Boniface

Symona Boniface

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Photo of Jimmy Dorsey

Jimmy Dorsey

Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Photo of Ferdinand Gottschalk

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Nikki's Uncle (uncredited)

Photo of Patricia Wilder

Patricia Wilder

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Photo of Rafaela Ottiano

Rafaela Ottiano

Nikki's Personal Maid (uncredited)

Photo of Jack Chefe

Jack Chefe

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Photo of André Cheron

André Cheron

M. Picard (uncredited)

Photo of Alec Craig

Alec Craig

Justice of the Peace (uncredited)

Photo of Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Doorman (uncredited)

Photo of Edgar Dearing

Edgar Dearing

Ship's Purser (uncredited)

Photo of Gregory Gaye

Gregory Gaye

Paul Joseph DeVry (uncredited)

Photo of Pat Hartigan

Pat Hartigan

Second Immigration Officer (uncredited)

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Reviews

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6/10

French chanteuse “Nikki” (Lily Pons) is desperate for some adventure and so walks out on her fiancé then hitches a lift with passing American band-leader “Windy” (Gene Raymond). He had originally fancied chancing his arm with this gal, but fairly swiftly realised that she was more than a match for him, and so he quite literally offloads her (with a gendarme) before heading for the boat on which he and his band mates are to sail back to New York. (OK, so we all know that you cannot sail to NY from Paris, but I nit-pick). For some reason, she’s enamoured of her new beau and so unable to secure a passport in time, she smuggles herself onto the ship and is soon causing no end of trouble for “Windy” and his “Wildcats”. Finally home, the promise of a small-time gig starts to make them think again about her being a nuisance as they are reminded of her singing. This is no cruise liner crooner, but a full blown opera star and she could be going places. However, the boys already tour with a singer and “Clair” (Lucille Ball) just happens to be his girlfriend, so a bit of manoeuvring - and yet more fleeing from the authorities - is going to be needed before “Nikki” can get the two things she desires most. It’s too long, this, but there are some funny moments here as Pons and Raymond scratch around each other like alley cats. Boy can she sing, and she also has some quite natural comedy timing that comes out from time to time as the story evolves in a busy rather than laugh out loud fashion. There’s a potpourri of musical styles here to enjoy and Jack Oakie in particular also proves he can hold a tune or two, even when the boat is a-rocking. Ball doesn’t feature until later in the film, but she knows how to use her pins on a dance floor and is also not averse to causing some mischief either as the gals start to vie for their increasingly hapless “Windy”. It’s not great, no, but it’s an amiable enough outing for it’s star.

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