A shy Greenwich Village book clerk is discovered by a fashion photographer and whisked off to Paris where she becomes a reluctant model.
Audrey Hepburn
Jo Stockton
Fred Astaire
Dick Avery
Kay Thompson
Maggie Prescott
Michel Auclair
Prof. Emile Flostre
Robert Flemyng
Paul Duval
Dovima
Marion
Suzy Parker
Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)
Sunny Hartnett
Specialty Dancer (Think Pink Number)
Jean Del Val
Hairdresser
Virginia Gibson
Babs
Sue England
Laura
Ruta Lee
Lettie
Alex Gerry
Dovitch
Bess Flowers
Fashion Show Spectator
Iphigenie Castiglioni
Armande
Bert Stevens
Guest at Aborted Fashion Show
Harold Miller
Guest at Aborted Fashion Show (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Guest at Duval's Fashion Show (uncredited)
Brandon Beach
Guest at Aborted Fashion Show
Carole Eastman
Specialty Dancer (uncredited)
Leoda Richards
Fashion Show Spectator
Marion Gray
Marilyn White
Receptionist (uncredited)
Oliver Cross
Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)
Charles Fogel
Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)
Marcel De La Brosse
Seedy Man (uncredited)
Louise Glenn
Junior Editor (uncredited)
Caryl Lincoln
Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)
Forbes Murray
Fashion Show Guest (uncredited)
Paul Smith
Steve (uncredited)
Director
Stanley Donen
Lyricist
Ira Gershwin
Writer
Leonard Gershe
June 27, 2022
7
Despite the presence of Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire, I think this film actually belongs to Kay Thompson. She plays really well as the 1950s version of Dame Anna Wintour in this amiable, if a little thinly spread, musical comedy. Infuriated by the rather drab quality of her latest "Quality" magazine, she determines to revamp the whole thing. In pink! A bookshop being used for a photo shoot by "Avery" (Astaire) provides the unlikely source for her new model - "Jo" (Hepburn) who is to the fashion industry what Herod was to babies. "Avery" is clever, though, and he offers a trade off that sees her do a shoot in Paris in return for a meeting with "Prof. Flostre" (Michel Auclair). What now ensues is all fairly predictable, a love triangle with "Jo" in the middle vacillating. George & Ira Gerschwin provided the musical numbers, and though they are very well staged, the film lacks a killer song. That said, Thompson is on super form as the no-nonsense boss, the dance numbers are colourful and energetic and finally, Hepburn has a lovely vivacity and enthusiasm to her performance - she takes to the musical numbers very much like a duck to water. Astaire isn't at his best, and Robert Flemyng's accent isn't the best either - but at the end, the whole thing falls into place with an enjoyable certainty.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00