An American in Paris
An exuberant American artist in Paris battles self‑doubt and rival suitors as he strives to turn his dream of painting fame into reality.
“What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical!”
Synopsis
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris who is striving to establish himself as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist.
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How many hands made this film
The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 165+ credited
Why a floor?
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Adrienne FazanShot by Alfred Gilks
Box Office
1951 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.2× its budget
Why 2.5×?
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Worldwide gross
$7.0M
Re-release box office
- 2020651 theaters
- $450K($576K today)
Domestic gross earned in theatrical re-release, by year · adjusted for inflation
Also known as
- Ein Amerikaner in Parisde
- Un Américain à Parisfr
- Un americano a Parigiit
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Cast & Crew
165 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Leslie Caron
as Lise Bouvier
Oscar Levant
as Adam Cook
Georges Guetary
as Henri Baurel
Nina Foch
as Milo Roberts
Gene Kelly
as Jerry Mulligan
Marie Antoinette Andrews
as News Vendor
Robert Ames
as Ballet Dancer
Joan Anderson
as Child in Ballet
Larry Arnold
as Frenchman
Martha Bamattre
as Mathilde Mattieu
Charles Bastin
as Smiling Young Man (uncredited)
Joan Bayley
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Supporting cast
147Rodney Bieber
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Madge Blake
as Edna Mae Bestram (uncredited)
Ralph Blum
as Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
Nan Boardman
as Maid (uncredited)
Dino Bolognese
as Bartender (uncredited)
Eugene Borden
as Georges Matthieu (uncredited)
Ann Brendon
as Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Camlin
as Artist (uncredited)
Benny Carter
as Saxophonist in Cafe (uncredited)
Sue Casey
as Dancer (uncredited)
Monique Chantal
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Andre Charisse
as Patron at Flodair Café / Dancing Partner (uncredited)
Bill Chatham
as Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
Jack Chefe
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Dick Cherney
as Spectator at Show (uncredited)
Ann Codee
as Therese (uncredited)
Louise Colombet
as Woman with Cats (uncredited)
Allan Cook
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Gino Corrado
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Paul Cristo
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Susan Cummings
as Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
Albert D Arno
as Waiter (uncredited)
Viola Daniels
as Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited)
George Davis
as François (uncredited)
Paul De Corday
as Bartender (uncredited)
Rene De Loffre
as Boy (uncredited)
Gloria Dea
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
George Dee
as Waiter (uncredited)
Jeannine Ducasse
as Girl (uncredited)
Art Dupuis
as Driver (uncredited)
John Eldredge
as Jack Jansen (uncredited)
Carli Elinor
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Marietta Elliott
as Dancer (uncredited)
George Ellsworth
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Ernie Flatt
as Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
Bess Flowers
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Clair Freeman
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Mary Jane French
as Dancer (uncredited)
Captain Garcia
as Man at Shutters (uncredited)
Jon Gardner
as Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Mary Gleason
as Dancer (uncredited)
Shirley Glickman
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Ricky Gonzales
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Ricardo Gonzales
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Alex Goudovitch
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Andre Guy
as Boy (uncredited)
Claude Guy
as Boy (uncredited)
Patricia Hall
as Dancer (uncredited)
Betty Hannon
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Jack Harmon
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Jean Harrison
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Lars Hensen
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Marian Horosko
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Don Hulbert
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Dickie Humphreys
as Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
Harvey Karels
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
David Kasday
as Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Paul King
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Stephen Kirchner
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Isabel La Mal
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Tommy Ladd
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Jeanne Lafayette
as Nun / Artist / French Girl (uncredited)
Judy Landon
as Dancer (uncredited)
Richard Landry
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Michele Lange
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Numa Lapeyre
as Girl (uncredited)
Louise Laureau
as Nun / Woman at Table (uncredited)
Louis Laurent
as Bearded Painter (uncredited)
Janet Lavis
as Fury (uncredited)
Meredith Leeds
as Dancer (uncredited)
Diki Lerner
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Ruth Lewis
as Girl at Ball (uncredited)
Shirley Lopez
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Ralph Madlener
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Bert Madrid
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Dudley Field Malone
as Winston Churchill (uncredited)
Bob Mascagno
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Charles Mauu
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Paul Maxey
as John McDowd (uncredited)
Anthony Mazzola
as Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)
Leonard A Mazzola
as Young Man at Mirror (uncredited)
Greg Mcclure
as Rugged G.I. (uncredited)
Svetlana Mclee
as Fury (uncredited)
Mary Menzies
as Fury (uncredited)
Sheila Meyers
as Fury (uncredited)
Charles Millsfield
as Man with Books (uncredited)
Leo Mostovoy
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Noel Neill
as American Girl (uncredited)
Anna Q Nilsson
as Kay Jansen (uncredited)
Allen O Locklin
as Man (uncredited)
Charles Owens
as Reveler at Art Students Ball (uncredited)
Alfred Paix
as Postman (uncredited)
Jetsy Parker
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Christian Pasques
as Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)
Hamil Petroff
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Lucien Plauzoles
as Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited)
Pierre Plauzoles
as Boy (uncredited)
Albert Pollet
as Man at Table (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart
as Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Ricky Ricardi
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Carol Risser
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Marilyn Rogers
as Dancer (uncredited)
Jean Romaine
as Dancer (uncredited)
Alex Romero
as Dancing G.I. (uncredited)
Hayden Rorke
as Tommy Baldwin (uncredited)
Dennis Ross
as Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Albert Ruiz
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Marilyn Russell
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Betty Scott
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Linda Scott
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Rudolph Silva
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Pat Simms
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney
as Frenchwoman (uncredited)
Melba Snowden
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
John Stanley
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Sam Strangis
as G.I. (uncredited)
Beverly Thompson
as Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Troiekouroff
as Boy (uncredited)
Dee Turnell
as Fury (uncredited)
Dorothy Tuttle
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Maya Van Horn
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Pat Volasko
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Dorothy Ward
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Ray Weamer
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Pamela Wells
as Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Dick Wessel
as Ben Macrow (uncredited)
Herbert Winters
as G.I. (uncredited)
Mary Young
as Flower Lady (uncredited)
Lila Zali
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Felice Basso
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Janine Bergez
as Girl (uncredited)
Florence Brundage
as Fury (uncredited)
Monica Bucky
as Girl (uncredited)
David Carlin
as Strongman (uncredited)
Ralph Del Campo
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Marie Francoise
as Girl (uncredited)
Madeline Gradine
as Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Linda Heller
as Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Madge Journeay
as Dancer (uncredited)
Eileen Locklin
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Wanda Lucienne
as Woman on Phone (uncredited)
Bonnie Menzies
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Roy Ossorio
as Ballet Dancer (uncredited)
Don Quinn
as Honeymooner (uncredited)
Anne Belle Rasmussen
as Child in Ballet (uncredited)
Phyllis Sutton
as Fury (uncredited)
Yves Troendle
as Boy (uncredited)
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