The film “An American in Paris” from the year 1951 is a love story of two friends for the same lady, based in Paris. Directed by Vincente Minnelli, the movie features renowned actors Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, and Oscar Levant in the main roles. This segment provides a sneak peek into the film’s shooting destinations along with several fascinating facts related to the movie and its production background.
Where it Filmed?
“An American in Paris” was primarily shot in two locations. The first, as suggested by the title, was the city of Paris in France. The second filming location was the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, based at 10202 W. Washington Blvd., in Culver City, California, USA. The filming of the movie took place primarily in these two locations.
Cast Details
| Cast Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Gene Kelly | Jerry Mulligan |
| Leslie Caron | Lise Bouvier |
| Oscar Levant | Adam Cook |
| Nina Foch | Milo Roberts |
| Robert Ames | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Joan Anderson | Child in Ballet (uncredited) |
| Marie Antoinette Andrews | News Vendor (uncredited) |
| Larry Arnold | Frenchman (uncredited) |
| Martha Bamattre | Mathilde Mattieu (uncredited) |
| Felice Basso | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Charles Bastin | Smiling Young Man (uncredited) |
| Joan Bayley | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Janine Bergez | Girl (uncredited) |
| Rodney Bieber | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Madge Blake | Edna Mae Bestram (uncredited) |
| Ralph Blum | Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited) |
| Nan Boardman | Maid (uncredited) |
| Dino Bolognese | Bartender (uncredited) |
| Eugene Borden | Georges Mattieu (uncredited) |
| Ann Brendon | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Florence Brundage | Fury (uncredited) |
| Monica Bucky | Girl (uncredited) |
| Peter Camlin | Artist (uncredited) |
| David Carlin | Strongman (uncredited) |
| Benny Carter | Saxophonist in Cafe (uncredited) |
| Sue Casey | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Monique Chantal | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Andre Charisse | Patron at Flodair Café / Dancing Partner (uncredited) |
| Bill Chatham | Dancing G.I. (uncredited) |
| Jack Chefe | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Dick Cherney | Spectator at Show (uncredited) |
| Ann Codee | Therese (uncredited) |
| Louise Colombet | Woman with Cats (uncredited) |
| Allan Cook | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Adèle Coray | Honeymooner (uncredited) |
| Gino Corrado | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
| Paul Cristo | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
| Susan Cummings | Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited) |
| Albert D’Arno | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Viola Daniels | Patron at Flodair Café (uncredited) |
| George Davis | François (uncredited) |
| Paul De Corday | Bartender (uncredited) |
| René de Loffre | Boy (uncredited) |
| Gloria Dea | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| George Dee | Waiter (uncredited) |
| Ralph Del Campo | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jeannine Ducasse | Girl (uncredited) |
| Art Dupuis | Driver (uncredited) |
| John Eldredge | Jack Jansen (uncredited) |
| Carli Elinor | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Marietta Elliott | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| George Ellsworth | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Luigi Faccuito | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ernie Flatt | Dancing G.I. (uncredited) |
| Bess Flowers | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Marie Francoise | Girl (uncredited) |
| Clair Freeman | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Mary Jane French | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Captain Garcia | Man at Shutters (uncredited) |
| Jon Gardner | Child in Ballet (uncredited) |
| Mary Gleason | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Shirley Glickman | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ricky Gonzales | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ricardo Gonzáles | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Alex Goudovitch | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Madeline Gradin | Child in Ballet (uncredited) |
| Andre Guy | Boy (uncredited) |
| Claude Guy | Boy (uncredited) |
| Judy Hall | Girl at Ball (uncredited) |
| Patricia Hall | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Betty Hannon | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jack Harmon | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jean Harrison | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Linda Heller | Child in Ballet (uncredited) |
| Lars Hensen | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Marian Horosko | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Don Hulbert | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dickie Humphreys | Dancing G.I. (uncredited) |
| Madge Journeay | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Harvey Karels | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| David Kasday | Child in Ballet (uncredited) |
| Paul King | Club Patron (uncredited) |
| Stephen Kirchner | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Isabel La Mal | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Tommy Ladd | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jeanne Lafayette | Nun / Artist / French Girl (uncredited) |
| Judy Landon | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Richard Landry | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Michele Lange | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Numa Lapeyre | Girl (uncredited) |
| Louise Laureau | Nun / Woman at Table (uncredited) |
| Louis Laurent | Bearded Painter (uncredited) |
| Janet Lavis | Fury (uncredited) |
| Meredith Leeds | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Diki Lerner | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ruth Lewis | Girl at Ball (uncredited) |
| Eileen Locklin | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Shirley Lopez | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Wanda Lucienne | Woman on Phone (uncredited) |
| Ralph Madlener | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bert Madrid | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dudley Field Malone | Winston Churchill (uncredited) |
| Bob Mascagno | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Charles Mauu | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Paul Maxey | John McDowd (uncredited) |
| Anthony Mazzola | Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited) |
| Leonard A. Mazzola | Young Man at Mirror (uncredited) |
| Greg McClure | Rugged G.I. (uncredited) |
| Svetlana McLee | Fury (uncredited) |
| Bonnie Menzies | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Mary Menzies | Fury (uncredited) |
| Sheila Meyers | Fury (uncredited) |
| Charles Millsfield | Man with Books (uncredited) |
| Leo Mostovoy | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Noel Neill | American Girl (uncredited) |
| Anna Q. Nilsson | Kay Jansen (uncredited) |
| Allen O’Locklin | Undetermined Role (uncredited) |
| Roy Ossorio | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Charles Owens | Reveler at Art Students Ball (uncredited) |
| Alfred Paix | Postman (uncredited) |
| Jetsy Parker | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Christian Pasques | Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited) |
| Hamil Petroff | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Lucien Plauzoles | Boy with Bubble Gum (uncredited) |
| Pierre Plauzoles | Boy (uncredited) |
| Albert Pollet | Man at Table (uncredited) |
| Don Quinn | Honeymooner (uncredited) |
| Anne Belle Rasmussen | Child in Ballet (uncredited) |
| Waclaw Rekwart | Cafe Patron (uncredited) |
| Ricky Ricardi | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Carol Risser | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Rogers | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jean Romaine | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Alex Romero | Dancing G.I. (uncredited) |
| Hayden Rorke | Tommy Baldwin (uncredited) |
| Dennis Ross | Child in Ballet (uncredited) |
| Albert Ruiz | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Russell | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Betty Scott | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Linda Scott | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Rudolph Silva | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Pat Simms | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Mabel Smaney | Frenchwoman (uncredited) |
| Melba Snowden | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| John Stanley | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Sam Strangis | G.I. (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Sutton | Fury (uncredited) |
| Beverly Thompson | ‘Stairway to Paradise’ Dancer (uncredited) |
| Yves Troendle | Boy (uncredited) |
| Peter Troiekouroff | Boy (uncredited) |
| Dee Turnell | Fury (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Tuttle | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Maya Van Horn | Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Pat Volasko | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Dorothy Ward | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Ray Weamer | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
| Pamela Wells | Child in Ballet (uncredited) |
| Dick Wessel | Ben Macrow (uncredited) |
| Herbert Winters | G.I. (uncredited) |
| Mary Young | Flower Lady (uncredited) |
| Lila Zali | Ballet Dancer (uncredited) |
Trivia and Facts
Here are some tidbits about the film:
– The film duration is 1 hour and 54 minutes.
– It falls under the genres of drama and musical.
– It’s release date was on the 11th of November, 1951.
– Interestingly, the movie won 6 Oscars, another 5 wins, and received 7 nominations.
– Additional cast included Robert Ames and Joan Anderson in special ballet scenes.
– It also received 207 user reviews and 81 critic reviews.
Geo Location Details
- Location Name: Paris, France
- Latitude: 48.8575475
- Longitude: 2.3513765
- Place ID: ChIJD7fiBh9u5kcRYJSMaMOCCwQ
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: Paris, France
- Timezone: Europe/Paris
- Location Name: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios – 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.0177219
- Longitude: -118.4010554
- Place ID: ChIJdz_a2y66woARft2-DvNq-K4
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 10202 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
- Location Name: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios – 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
- Latitude: 34.0177219
- Longitude: -118.4010554
- Place ID: ChIJdz_a2y66woARft2-DvNq-K4
- Map Link: Google Map
- Place Address: 10202 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA 90232, USA
- Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
