Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)
Directed by Norman Taurog

Comedy / Musical

Film Synopsis

Française Marie, a young woman who left for the United States after marrying an American soldier, returns to France after several years.  She has left her husband and their daughter on the spur of the moment without notifying anyone of her intentions.  Twenty years later, her husband, Jim Rogers, arrives in France with his daughter Elisabeth.  The latter immediately succumbs to the charms of André Milan, the son of the diplomat Jacques Milan.  By now, Marie Rogers has become a star singer and is delighted to be reunited with her daughter.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Norman Taurog
  • Script: Dorothy Cooper, Sidney Sheldon
  • Cinematographer: Robert H. Planck
  • Cast: Jane Powell (Elizabeth Rogers), Danielle Darrieux (Marie Devarone), Wendell Corey (Jim Stauton Rogers), Vic Damone (Andre Milan), Fernando Lamas (Paul Sarnac), Marcel Dalio (Claude Duval), Una Merkel (Glynnie), Richard Anderson (Bob Lennart), Jean Murat (Monsieur Henri Milan), Duci De Kerekjarto (Gypsy Leader), Hans Conried (Jean - Maitre D'), George Tatar (Hungarian Dancer), Katrin Tatar (Hungarian Dancer), Monique Chantal (Maid), Four Freshmen (Themselves), Aladdin (Violinist), Charles Andre (Frenchman in Nightclub), Frank Arnold (Photographer), Stanley Blystone (Servant), Peter Camlin (Reporter)
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • Support: Color
  • Runtime: 95 min

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