That Girl from Paris

6.5(6)19361h 44m

MusicComedyRomance

Nikki Martin, a beautiful French opera star, stows away on an ocean liner in hopes of escaping her jealous fiancee. Once aboard, she joins an American swing band and falls in love with its leader, who, after hearing her sing, eventually comes to reciprocate her feelings.

Director

Leigh Jason

Cast

Lily Pons

Nikki Martin

Jack Oakie

Whammo Lonsdale

Gene Raymond

Windy McLean

Herman Bing

"Hammy" Hammacher

Mischa Auer

Butch

Lucille Ball

Claire Williams

Frank Jenks

Laughing Boy Frank

Oscar Apfel

Judge at Second Wedding (uncredited)

Symona Boniface

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Jimmy Dorsey

Hammacher's Band Member (uncredited)

Ferdinand Gottschalk

Nikki's Uncle (uncredited)

Patricia Wilder

Hat Check Girl (uncredited)

Reviews

1 review

Geronimo1967

2mo ago

6.0

French chanteuse “Nikki” (Lily Pons) is desperate for some adventure and so walks out on her fiancé then hitches a lift with passing American band-leader “Windy” (Gene Raymond). He had originally fancied chancing his arm with this gal, but fairly swiftly realised that she was more than a match for him, and so he quite literally offloads her (with a gendarme) before heading for the boat on which he...