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EXPLOITATION PICTURE
Aboard ship en route to Paris, Ray Bolger comes to scold Doris Day for singing in galley — with the above results.
New star find Claude Dauphin serenades
APRIL IN PARIS
Several ingratiating people, a batch of top tunes, lavish, colorful production numbers, plenty of beautiful girls and a gay and amusing plot make "April in Paris" fetching entertainment. It's a twist to the mistaken identity, Cinderella story in which the sprightly Doris Day, playing an American chorus girl is on the receiving end of an invitation to represent the American theatre at a Parisian international art festival. The only hitch is that the State Department official who delivered the tidings, didn't know that the invitation was meant for (the real) Ethel Barrymore. When the choice of Miss Day, however, is hailed as a representation of American democracy, a whole chain of events is set off that include a phony wedding ceremony performed by a ship's bus-boy between Doris and Ray, frantic attempts to keep the marriage "kissless" aboard the French luxury liner, a mad whirl in Paris and, of course, the ultimate union of the spuriously married couple.
A clever script, toe-tapping musical numbers delivered in the inimitable Day and Bolger manners, and a newcomer from France, Claude Dauphin, are the big features. The latter, a long-time favorite in Paris, has the role of a French music hall performer, working his way back to France as a ship's waiter, and is said to steal every scene in which he appears. Even for a Frenchman, his charm, flair for comedy and musical talents are something to behold. They bode a bright future for this newcomer to the American screen. They also help make "April in Paris" an entertainment treat.
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