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|title=<center>Paris</center> | |title=<center>Paris</center> | ||
|image=Paris 1929.jpg | |image=Paris 1929.jpg | ||
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|status=<span style="color: | |status=<span style="color:orange;">''' Partially Found'''</span> | ||
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'''''Paris''''' is the lost film version of the Broadway sensation of 1928, featuring Irene Bordoni and Jack Buchanan - in his feature film debut - in the lead roles. It was made in 1929 and was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | '''''Paris''''' is the lost film version of the Broadway sensation of 1928, featuring Irene Bordoni and Jack Buchanan - in his feature film debut - in the lead roles. It was made in 1929 and was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. | ||
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The plot involves Irene Bordoni's character falling in love with a wealthy man about town. In the original stage play, she ultimately chooses to marry her partner, who is played by Jack Buchanan, while he marries a girl who has always worshipped him from afar. As always in these early musicals, the plot is basically a device in which to contain the songs, and there are plenty of them. | The plot involves Irene Bordoni's character falling in love with a wealthy man about town. In the original stage play, she ultimately chooses to marry her partner, who is played by Jack Buchanan, while he marries a girl who has always worshipped him from afar. As always in these early musicals, the plot is basically a device in which to contain the songs, and there are plenty of them. | ||
== | ==Survival Status== | ||
Only | Only 5 fragments of the film are known survive, The first 3 are held by the Seaver Center, The 2 other fragments were discovered by the BFI and have been shown in a Youtube Video. The Full Soundtrack also survives at The UCLA Film and Television Archive. | ||
== | ==Gallery== | ||
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|description1 =A segment from ''Paris'' (1929) | |||
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==External Links== | |||
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paris_(1929_film) Wikipedia article on ''Paris''.] Retrieved 16 Aug '18 | |||
*[https://www.IMDB.com/title/tt0020257 IMDB article on ''Paris''.] Retrieved 16 Aug '18 | |||
==Reference== | |||
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[[Category:Lost films]] | [[Category:Lost films]] | ||
[[Category:Partially found media]] |
Latest revision as of 18:16, 14 December 2023
Paris is the lost film version of the Broadway sensation of 1928, featuring Irene Bordoni and Jack Buchanan - in his feature film debut - in the lead roles. It was made in 1929 and was released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
Plot Summary
The plot involves Irene Bordoni's character falling in love with a wealthy man about town. In the original stage play, she ultimately chooses to marry her partner, who is played by Jack Buchanan, while he marries a girl who has always worshipped him from afar. As always in these early musicals, the plot is basically a device in which to contain the songs, and there are plenty of them.
Survival Status
Only 5 fragments of the film are known survive, The first 3 are held by the Seaver Center, The 2 other fragments were discovered by the BFI and have been shown in a Youtube Video. The Full Soundtrack also survives at The UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Gallery
External Links
- Wikipedia article on Paris. Retrieved 16 Aug '18
- IMDB article on Paris. Retrieved 16 Aug '18