A Parisian nightclub owner known for her performances of the can-can attracts the ire of a self-righteous judge. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her lawyer boyfriend.

19th century montmartre, paris police arrest cancan dance courtroom revenge based on play or musical stage show musical nightclub cabaret love triangle paris, france marriage proposal dancing

Budget

$5,000,000

Runtime

142 min

Box Office

$8,400,000

Released Mar 1960

The Ensemble 26

Directed by

Walter Lang

Written byDorothy Kingsley, Charles Lederer

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Frank Sinatra
François Durnais
Shirley MacLaine
Simone Pistache
Maurice Chevalier
Paul Barriere
Louis Jourdan
Philipe Forrestier
Juliet Prowse
Claudine
Marcel Dalio
André

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Frank Sinatra

Shirley MacLaine

Maurice Chevalier

Louis Jourdan

Juliet Prowse

Marcel Dalio

Leon Belasco

Nestor Paiva

John A. Neris

Jean Del Val

Ann Codee

Eugene Borden

Jonathan Kidd

Peter Coe

Dorothy Kingsley

Walter Lang

Charles Lederer

Jack Cummings

William H. Daniels

Cole Porter

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