On the Riviera
1951 film by Walter Lang / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about On the Riviera?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
On the Riviera is a 1951 Technicolor musical comedy film made by 20th Century Fox. Directed by Walter Lang and produced by Sol C. Siegel from a screenplay by Valentine Davies and Phoebe and Henry Ephron, it is the studio's fourth[3] film based on the 1934 play The Red Cat by Rudolph Lothar and Hans Adler. This version stars Danny Kaye, Gene Tierney and Corinne Calvet, with Marcel Dalio, Henri Letondal and Sig Ruman.
On the Riviera | |
---|---|
Directed by | Walter Lang |
Written by | screenplay by Valentine Davies Henry Ephron Phoebe Ephron based on a play by Hans Adler Rudolph Lothar |
Produced by | Sol C. Siegel |
Starring | Danny Kaye Gene Tierney Corinne Calvet Marcel Dalio Jean Murat Henri Letondal Clinton Sundberg Sig Ruman Joyce MacKenzie Monique Chantal Marina Koshetz |
Cinematography | Leon Shamroy |
Edited by | J. Watson Webb Jr. |
Music by | Alfred Newman Sylvia Fine |
Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
Release date |
|
Running time | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $2.5 million (US rentals)[1][2] |
The studio had signed Kaye for a one-picture deal, and revived the story as a vehicle for the multi-talented actor, who had a history of playing dual or multiple roles.[4]
On the Riviera was nominated for two Academy Awards: Scoring of a Musical Picture (by Alfred Newman) and Best Art Direction in Color (Art Directors Lyle R. Wheeler, Leland Fuller, Joseph C. Wright, and Set Decorators Thomas Little and Walter M. Scott).[5]