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September 8, 2014
1939 – Paris Honeymoon
Paris Honeymoon (1939, Paramount)
As “Lucky Lawton”
Cast: Shirley Ross, Franciska Gaal, Akim Tamiroff, Edward Everett Horton.
Director: Frank Tuttle
Producer: Harlan Thompson
Screenwriters: Frank Butler & Don Hartman from a story by Angela Sherwood.
Summary: Millionaire cowboy Crosby visits France planning to marry the Countess de Remi (Ross), but meets a native girl (Gaal) and falls in love with her. This is one of only two American films that the talented Franciska Gaal appeared in. The other was 1938’s “The Buccaneer.”
Featured Songs:
- “I Have Eyes”
- “You’re A Sweet Little Headache”
- Funny Old Hills”
- “Joobalai”
- “I Ain’t Got Nobody