Slightly French

"THE ACCENT IS ON Fun!"

Jan 21 1949 Approved 1h 21m
Comedy, Musical, Romance

A film director, in bad standing with his studio, tries to turn a local carnival dancer into a "French" movie star and pass her off as his big new discovery.

Plot

Movie director John Gayle is fired by his best friend, a producer. He goes to the beach and wanders into a carnival. There he sees a cleaver Irish girl, Mary O'Leary, and decides to 'discover' her and regain his job. He takers her to his home and does a series of "Pygmalion" experiments with her. She becomes a fine actress and is hired by the movie studio, who believe her to be a FRench heiress. Gayle is hired to direct her but when she gives away the whole hoax, he is fired again.

Written by

Karen DeWolf, Herbert Fields

Directed by

Douglas Sirk

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Columbia Pictures

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
399
Average Rating
6.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA