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Slightly French is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Douglas Sirk released in USA on 2 february 1949 with Dorothy Lamour
Slightly French (1949)
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Add to a movie listSlightly French is a 1949 American musical comedy film directed by Douglas Sirk and starring Dorothy Lamour, Don Ameche and Janis Carter. After clashing with the French star of his film who then quits, a Hollywood director recruits an American singer who he tries to pass off as a Frenchwoman.
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Un metteur en scène tyrannique, perfectionniste et égocentrique est renvoyé pour avoir poussé à bout son actrice principale française. Dans une fête foraine, il rencontre une jeune danseuse sachant parler avec l'accent français. Il la convainc de le suivre et la fait répéter pour la faire passer pour française. Elle accepte de jouer le jeu auprès du producteur.Actors
Dorothy Lamour
(Mary O'Leary aka Rochelle Olivia)
Don Ameche
(John Gayle)
Janis Carter
(Louisa Gayle)
Willard Parker
(Douglas Hyde)
Adele Jergens
(Yvonne La Tour)
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