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Doris Day landed another All-American Gal role in April in Paris, a musical in which, due to a case of mistaken identity, her unknown chorus girl ends up representing the United States of America in an international peace festival. (The invitation was meant for the esteemed Ethel Barrymore, not Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson. Oops.) Responsible for the SNAFU is state department official Ray Bolger, who naturally falls in love with Doris during a trans-Atlantic voyage. Complication: he's supposed to marry his boss's daughter. The songs here, by Vernon Duke and Sammy Cahn, are a pretty decent lot (the Duke-Harburg title tune was already a standard, and gets a thorough working-out during the movie). The tunes are good enough that that musical numbers easily outshine the story, which is slow and stagy at best--Warner Bros. musicals never could compete with MGM on that level. The flat studio-bound re-creation of Paris must have looked especially chintzy coming so soon after An American in Paris. Most damaging to the movie is the lack of chemistry between Day and Ray Bolger, who gets a very rare leading role here (this was shortly after his celebrated Broadway triumph in Where's Charley?). They simply don't click, and Bolger is busy giving a Broadway-style performance full of mugging and double-taking. But boy, the man could dance. Especially noteworthy is a solo routine that expands, in a neat bit of trickery, into a "pas de trios," as Bolger dances with two paintings of Washington and Lincoln--both played by Bolger. The rest of the film isn't up to that level of cleverness. --Robert Horton

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Date: 2008-08-16
April in Paris
I have been looking for this for a very long time in DVD.

Thank you!

Pam

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Date: 2008-07-13
Love in a Rainstorm
The United States is having a peace conference in Paris and has carefully chosen delegates from several aspects of the culture to represent the country. One such delegate is Ethel "Dynamite" Jackson (Doris Day) an ordinary chorus girl who was accidentally sent correspondance meant for Ethel Barrymore. When the slip up reaches the press, the reporters have a field day praising the government for picking a real girl to represent America. S. Winthrop Putnam (Ray Bolger) is responsible for the mistake, so it is up to him to keep Ethel under control and at the same time keep his affections toward her a secret.

If you are a fan of pleasant and breezy musicals, this one is for you. The story is fun and somewhat unusual, although it reverts back to the basic plot of a forbidden romance. It is rather strange seeing Day and Bolger as a couple, especially since their relationship begins so suddenly, but they are a good match musically. The title song is standout and the others are enjoyable. Claude Dauphin provides bookends to the story and the "French" perspective.

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Date: 2008-04-05
April in Paris
April in Paris is a great musical comedy. We enjoyed it. The tape was in perfect condtion both video and audio.

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Date: 2007-05-26
I love this video
I love this video. Why hasn't it been released on DVD? Also, why is the picture black and white? This movie is in color.

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Date: 2004-10-09
So - So
This movie was all right for three reasons: The singing, the dancing, and my all time favorite actress:DORIS DAY!!!! Although I do watch this movie alot, it's mainly because Doris Day was in it. I felt she was sort of mis - cast in this film. Although, she was beautiful and they actually made her hair look pretty, the film did drag in some spots, mainly the part where Day and Bolger keep going into eachother's cabin thinking it's their own. Songs like: I never knew my heart could sing, April in Paris, That's what makes Paris Paree, It must be Good, and i'm Gonna Ring the Bell Tonight, really makes this movie. And I think it's kinda funny that Ethel, (Day) really doesn't like Sam (Bolger) and suddenly she's kissing him and they want to get married. It is funny when Ethel and Sam's 'fiance' start fighting over Sam and their purses are wacking everybody upside the head!!! Ray Bolger does a wonderful dance with George Washington and Abraham Lincoln who tap in they're picture frame! Overall, it is a good movie and a must see for Ray Bolger fans!!!