Paris Holiday

Paris Holiday is a 1958 comedy film starring Bob Hope, which was directed by Gerd Oswald, and written by Edmund Beloin, who was Hope's attorney, and Dean Riesner from a story by Hope. The film also features French comedian Fernandel, Anita Ekberg and Martha Hyer, and a rare appearance by writer/director Preston Sturges. The film was shot in Paris and in the French village of Gambais.

Cast

• Bob Hope as Bob Hunter
• Fernandel as Fernydel
• Anita Ekberg as Zara
• Martha Hyer as Ann McCall
• Preston Sturges as Serge Vitry
• André Morell as American Ambassador
• Alan Gifford as American Consul
• Maurice Teynac as Doctor Bernais
• Yves Brainville as Inspector Dupont
• Jean Murat as Judge

Cast notes:

• The appearance by writer/director Preston Sturges was only his fourth on-screen appearance in a feature film. Sturges did a walk-on in his 1940 film Christmas in July ("Man at shoeshine stand"), played the small part of a film director in his Sullivan's Travels (1941, and appeared as himself in Paramount's 1942 all-star extravaganza Star Spangled Rhythm. Sturges' appearance in Paris Holiday would be his last.Preston Sturges

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Category: 1958 films Category: 1950s comedy films Category: American films Category: English-language films Category: Films set in Paris Category: United Artists films