It_Happened_in_Paris_(1935_film)

<i>It Happened in Paris</i> (1935 film)

It Happened in Paris (1935 film)

1935 British film

It Happened in Paris is a 1935 British romantic comedy film directed by Robert Wyler and Carol Reed, starring John Loder, Nancy Burne, and Esme Percy.[1] The film marked Reed's directorial debut, and after working on this film with Wyler he was the sole director on his next film Midshipman Easy. The film is also notable for John Huston's contributions to the screenplay, and for the involvement of Reed, who is mentioned by some sources as having assisted and in others to have co-directed the film.[2][3]

Quick Facts It Happened in Paris, Directed by ...

An American millionaire's son travels to France to study art, and falls in love in Paris.[4]

Production

The film was made at Ealing Studios by the independent production company Wyndham Films. It is based on the play L'Arpete by Yves Mirande.

Plot

Paul, artistically-inclined son of an American millionaire, moves to Paris where he can find inspiration and study the masters. While there, he finds inspiration of a different sort in the form of the beautiful Jacqueline.

Cast

References

  1. [1]
    IMDB entry
  2. [2]
    Evans, Peter William (4 January 2019). Carol Reed. Manchester University Press. ISBN 978-1-5261-4120-0.
  3. [3]
    Moss, R. (6 January 2016). Films of Carol Reed. Springer. ISBN 978-1-349-07501-0.
  4. [4]
    "BFI Database entry". Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2009.

Bibliography

  • Evans, Peter William. Carol Reed. Manchester University Press, 2005.
  • Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
  • Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927–1939. British Film Institute, 1986.


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