Paree, Paree Explained

Paree, Paree is a 1934 black-and-white Vitaphone musical short starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Stone. Cole Porter wrote the lyrics and music for this musical comedy short.^[1]

Premise

A wealthy man (Bob Hope) makes a bet with his friends that he could win a girl (Dorothy Stone) without her knowing of his riches.

Cast

• Bob Hope as Peter Forbes
• Dorothy Stone as Lulu Carroll
• Billie Leonard as Violet
• Rodney McLennan as Michael Cummings (credited as Rodney McLennon)
• Charles Collins as Baxter
• Charles La Torre as Flower Vendor

Songs

Four of the songs in this short were first used in Porter's 1929 Broadway musical Fifty Million Frenchmen, then in the 1931 film adaptation of the same name, which was filmed in Technicolor.

• "Paree, What Did You Do to Me" – Female singer
• "You Don't Know Paree" – Orchestra
• "You Do Something to Me" – Peter and Lulu
• "Find Me a Primitive Man" – Violet
• "You've Got That Thing" – Peter
• Finale: "You've Got That Thing" (reprise) – Company

These songs were from Fifty Million Frenchmen.

Home media

This short was released on DVD in the special features of the MGM movie musical Silk Stockings (1957).

External links

• Paree, Paree at IMDB

Notes and References

1. http://www.sondheimguide.com/porter/paree.html Paree, Paree