Lewis Milestone was assigned Paris in Spring, a romantic musical farce. Leading man Tullio Carminati had just completed the operetta-like One Night of Love (1934) with Grace Moore at Columbia studios.
Paramount paired their own Mary Ellis with Carminati, and it was Milestone’s task to make a picture rivaling the Columbia success.
Aside from a credible replica of Paris created by art directors Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegté, Milestone’s camera work failed to overcome the tale’s flatness.
Paris in Spring (1935): Lewis Milestone Musical, Starring Tullio Carminati and Mary Ellis
Lewis Milestone was assigned Paris in Spring, a romantic musical farce. Leading man Tullio Carminati had just completed the operetta-like One Night of Love (1934) with Grace Moore at Columbia studios.
Paramount paired their own Mary Ellis with Carminati, and it was Milestone’s task to make a picture rivaling the Columbia success.
Aside from a credible replica of Paris created by art directors Hans Dreier and Ernst Fegté, Milestone’s camera work failed to overcome the tale’s flatness.