On the Riviera
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| On the Riviera | |
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 1951 movie poster |
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| 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.
