Maid in Paris

Maid in Paris
Directed by	Pierre Gaspard-Huit
Written by	Jean Aurel Jacques Laurent Annette Wademant
Produced by	René Bianco
Starring	Dany Robin Daniel Gélin Tilda Thamar
Cinematography	Jacques Lemare
Edited by	Louisette Hautecoeur Denise Natot
Music by	Georges Van Parys
Production company	Boréal Films
Distributed by	Sonofilm
Release date	28 March 1956 (1956-03-28)
Running time	100 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Maid in Paris (French: Paris canaille) is a 1956 French comedy film directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit and starring Dany Robin, Daniel Gélin, and Tilda Thamar. The screenplay concerns a young woman from the countryside who visits Paris and falls in love with a police officer there.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert.

Cast

• Dany Robin as Penny Benson
• Daniel Gélin as Antoine du Merlet
• Tilda Thamar as Gloria Benson
• Mary Marquet as Mme. Bernemal
• Marie Daëms as Claude
• Maryse Martin as Germaine
• François Guérin as Jean-Pierre
• Robert Murzeau as Le monsieur fauché
• Micheline Gary as Une pensionnaire
• Michel Etcheverry as Le commissaire des mineurs
• Roger Pierre as Gérard Destremeaux, le gigolo
• Darry Cowl as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes
• Yoko Tani as Une élève
• Sophie Daumier as Une élève
• Renée Passeur as La dame au gigolo
• Roger Dumas as Un jeune dragueur au jardin
• Jackie Sardou

Bibliography

• Rège, Philippe . Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Maid in Paris at IMDb
• A still from the film appeared in the New York Times on July 7, 1957