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Les Girls

Year:

1957

Duration:

114 min

Genres:

Comedy | Musical

IMDB rate:

6.7

Director:

George Cukor

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 7 wins & 5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1957-12-26

Filming Locations: London, England, UK

Cast

Actor

Character

Patrick Macnee

Mitzi Gaynor

Gene Kelly

Barry Nichols

Kay Kendall

Lady Sybil Wren

Taina Elg

Angèle Ducros

Jacques Bergerac

Pierre Ducros

Leslie Phillips

Sir Gerald Wren

Henry Daniell

Judge

Stephen Vercoe

Mr. Outward

Philip Tonge

Associate Judge

Richard Alexander

Stagehand (uncredited)

Frank Arnold

Taxi Driver (uncredited)

Barrie Chase

Dancer in 'Les Girls' Number (uncredited)

Lilyan Chauvin

Dancer (uncredited)

Gene Coogan

Stagehand (uncredited)

Adrienne D'Ambricourt

Wardrobe Woman (uncredited)

George Davis

Sleepy Frenchman (uncredited)

Marcel De la Brosse

Headwaiter (uncredited)

Wilkie de Martel

Porter (uncredited)

George Dee

Concierge (uncredited)

Cyril Delevanti

Fanatic with 'What Is Truth' Sign (uncredited)

Claire Du Brey

Concierge's Wife (uncredited)

Billy Griffith

Pedestrian (uncredited)

Colin Kenny

Gendarme Outside Courtroom (uncredited)

Maurice Marsac

French House Manager (uncredited)

Owen McGiveney

Court Usher (uncredited)

Gregor Momdjian

Stage Manager (uncredited)

Alberto Morin

Stage Manager (uncredited)

George Navarro

Waiter (uncredited)

Nestor Paiva

Spanish Peasant (uncredited)

Genevieve Pasques

Shopkeeper (uncredited)

George Pelling

English Photographer (uncredited)

Francis Ravel

French Stage Manager (uncredited)

Geoffrey Steele

English Photographer (uncredited)

Gilchrist Stuart

English Photographer (uncredited)

Arthur Tovey

Courtroom Reporter (uncredited)

Lusita Triana

Flamenco Dancer (uncredited)

Maya Van Horn

Stout French Woman (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This was last movie Cole Porter worked on.

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Heard in the background between the stage performances is a snippet of "Be a Clown." Cole Porter wrote this for, "The Pirate," and he wrote the rest of "Les Girls" songs. People might think that they hear a snippet of, "Make 'em Laugh," from "Singing in the Rain." But that song was based on/stolen by Arthur Freed from Cole Porter. (But that's another story.)

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On the DVD, Taina Elg says the original cast was supposed to include Cyd Charisse as the American girl, Leslie Caron as the French girl and Kay Kendall as the English girl. Cyd Charisse decided to do Silk Stockings (1957) instead, so Mitzi Gaynor took her part. At one point, Kay Kendall didn't want to do the film and Taina Elg was tested for her part. Ms. Kendall took the part after all, but then Leslie Caron withdrew. Tania Elg was tested for THAT part and received her first major film role.

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Goofs

When Barry walks away from Joy after he first fakes heart problems at the outside market, Joy's voice can be heard telling the salesperson in French that she wants celery. But as she is turning her head to watch Barry leave, you can clearly see that her mouth is not moving.

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Mitzi Gaynor breaks her picture over Gene Kelly's head, and storms out the door. As he gets up to go after her, the frame is still clearly around his neck. But as he goes out the door, the frame is gone.

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Quotes

Joy Henderson: Would you like a glass of water?

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Lady Sybil Wren: If I was a man I'd have nothing to do with me.

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Joy Henderson: Barry, remember what the doctor told you!

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Faq

TAINA ELG---WAS SHE A BALLERINA?

Chicago Tribune, August 30, 1957:LOOKING AT HOLLYWOODby Hedda HopperTAINA ELG IS THIRD STAR IN 'TUNNEL OF LOVE'Hollywood, Aug. 29---Taina Elg, Finnish ballerina who did such a fine acting job in "Les Girls," has been rewarded. She'll have the third starring role in "Tunnel of Love" with Doris Day and Glenn Ford for Metro-Goldwiyn-Mayer . . . ._______________________

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