An American in Paris

Synopsis

Jerry Mulligan is an ex-GI and struggling artist in postwar Paris. His friend Adam Cook is a piano player in a nearby cafe, a sarcastic and morose individual who offers nothing but discouragement to Jerry. However, another friend, Henri Baurel, is more helpful. Henri tells his pal he is going to marry a wonderful girl, a dancer he rescued from the Nazis during the war. Jerry, meanwhile, is discovered by a wealthy patron who buys his paintings. Enjoying his newfound success, Jerry goes to a nightclub where he meets Lise. The two fall in love, but Lise confesses she is already engaged to Henri.

Cast

Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guetary, Nina Foch, Georges Guétary, Eugene Borden, Martha Barnattre, Ann Codee, George Davis, Hayden Rorke, Paul Maxey