An American in Paris(1951)
What a joy! It's M-G-M's Technicolor musical!
Jerry Mulligan is an exuberant American expatriate in Paris trying to make a reputation as a painter. His friend Adam is a struggling concert pianist who's a long time associate of a famous French singer, Henri Baurel. A lonely society woman, Milo Roberts, takes Jerry under her wing and supports him, but is interested in more than his art.
Movie: An American in Paris
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Jerry Mulligan
Lise Bouvier
Adam Cook
Henri Baurel
Milo Roberts
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