On the Riviera

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On the Riviera

1951 movie poster
Directed by Walter Lang
Produced by Sol C. Siegel
Written by screenplay by
Valentine Davies
Henry Ephron
Phoebe Ephron
based on a play by
Hans Adler
Rudolph Lothar
Starring Danny Kaye
Gene Tierney
Corinne Calvet
Marcel Dalio
Sig Ruman
Music by Alfred Newman
Sylvia Fine
Cinematography Leon Shamroy
Editing by J. Watson Webb, Jr.
Distributed by 20th Century Fox
Release date(s) April 20, 1951
Running time 90 min
Country USA
Language English
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On the Riviera is a 1951 comedy musical film made by 20th Century Fox. It was directed by Walter Lang, produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay by Valentine Davies and Phoebe and Henry Ephron, based on the play The Red Cat by Rudolph Lothar and Hans Adler.

The film was the third version of the same story. The original was entitled Folies Bergere (1935) and starred Maurice Chevalier, Merle Oberon and Ann Sothern. The remake in 1941 was That Night in Rio and starred Don Ameche, Alice Faye and Carmen Miranda.

This version stars Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney and Corinne Calvet with Marcel Dalio, Henri Letondal and Sig Ruman.

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