Rich, Young and Pretty

Rich, Young and Pretty


MGM, 1951, Color, 95 minutes, ***

Released July, 1951



Elizabeth Rogers (Jane Powell) is rich, young and very, very pretty!! She's rich because she lives with her Texan tycoon father (Wendell Corey), who has been estranged from his wife since Elizabeth was a baby. A business trip takes daddy to Paris, and Elizabeth goes along, only to fall in love with Andre Milan (Vic Damone) and to discover that the nightclub singer she so admires (Danielle Darrieux) is her mother! Song-filled comedy features several numbers by Darrieux and Lamas. Other musical highlights include "Wonder Why," "We Never Talk Much" and "How Do You Like Your Eggs in the Morning."



Produced by: Joe Pasternak

Directed by: Norman Taurog

Screen Play by: Dorothy Cooper and Sidney Sheldon

Story by: Dorothy Cooper

Musical Direction: David Rose

Musical Score: David Rose

Songs: Lyrics by Sammy Cahn, Music by Nickolaus Brodszky

Musical Numbers Staged by: Nick Castle

Art Directors: Cedric Gibbons and Arthur Lonergan

Set Decorations: Edwin B. Willis

Associate: Jack D. Moore

Women's Costumes: Helen Rose

Hair Styles Designed by: Sydney Guilaroff

Make-Up Created by: William Tuttle

Recording Supervisor: Douglas Shearer

Special Effects: Warren Newcombe

Montage Sequence by: Peter Ballbusch

Director of Photography: Robert Planck

Color by Technicolor

Technicolor Color Consultants: Henri Jaffa, James Gooch

Film Editor: Gene Ruggiero



Awards: Nominated for Best Song Academy Award ("Wonder Why")



Cast: Jane Powell [Elizabeth Rogers], Danielle Darrieux [Marie Devarone], Wendell Corey [Jim Stauton Rogers], Vic Damone [Andre Milan], Fernando Lamas [Paul Sarnac], Marcel Dalio [Claude Duval], Una Merkel [Glynnie], Richard Anderson [Bob Lennart], Jean Murat [Henri Milan], Duci de Kerekjarto [Gypsy Leader], Hans Conried [Jean, the Maitre D'], George Tatar & Katrin Tatar [Hungarian Dancers], Monique Chantal [Maid], Bess Flowers [Extra at Le Parisien], The Four Freshmen [Four Musicians]



Musical Program: [0:06] Paris (sung by Jane Powell with a little help from Wendell Corey); [0:10] Hungarian Rhapsody (danced by George and Katrin Tatar); [0:12] Deep in the Heart of Texas / Mademoiselle from Armentieres (played by string quartet, sung by Wendell Corey, Jane Powell and Ensemble); [0:16] L'Amour Toujours (Tonight for Sure) (sung and danced by Danielle Darrieux and Mens Chorus); [0:22] There's Danger in Your Eyes, Cherie (sung by Danielle Darrieux); [0:31] Wonder Why (sung by Vic Damone); [0:36] I Can See You (sung by Jane Powell and Vic Damone); [0:43] Paris (sung by Fernando Lamas); [0:45] We Never Talk Much (We Just Sit Around) (sung by Danielle Darrieux and Fernando Lamas); [0:51] Wonder Why (sung by Vic Damone and Jane Powell while dancing); [1:00] We Never Talk Much (We Just Sit Around) (sung by Jane Powell and Vic Damone); [1:05] Dark Is the Night (C'est fini) (sung by Danielle Darrieux); [1:14] The Old Piano Roll Blues (sung by Jane Powell, Vic Damone and Fernando Lamas); [1:17] How Do You Like Your Eggs in the Morning? (sung by Vic Damone and Jane Powell with The Four Freshmen); [1:33] Paris (reprised by Danielle Darrieux and Company)