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Cast
Claudette Colbert | ... |
Zaza
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Herbert Marshall | ... |
Dufresne
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Bert Lahr | ... |
Cascart
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Helen Westley | ... |
Anais
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Constance Collier | ... |
Nathalie
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Genevieve Tobin | ... |
Florianne
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Walter Catlett | ... |
Marlardot
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Ann E. Todd | ... |
Toto
(as Ann Todd)
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Rex O'Malley | ... |
Bussy
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Ernest Cossart | ... |
Marchand
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Janet Waldo | ... |
Simone
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Dorothy Tree | ... |
Mme. Dufresne
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Monty Woolley | ... |
Fouget
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Maurice Murphy | ... |
Henri
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Frank Puglia | ... |
Rug Dealer
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Betty Ruth Huff | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role
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Billie Beurne | ... |
Tiller Girl (uncredited)
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Jeanne Blanche | ... |
French Girl (uncredited)
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Michael Brooke | ... |
Dandy (uncredited)
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Frederika Brown | ... |
Pierre's Wife (uncredited)
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Jacqueline Daix | ... |
French Girl (uncredited)
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Dorothy Dayton | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Rex Evans | ... |
Michelin (uncredited)
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Robert Fischer | ... |
Pierre (uncredited)
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Penny Gill | ... |
French Girl (uncredited)
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Harriette Haddon | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Dorothy Hamburg | ... |
French Girl (uncredited)
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Clarence Harvey | ... |
Conductor (uncredited)
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Darlyn Heckley | ... |
Tiller Girl (uncredited)
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Maude Hume | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Olaf Hytten | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Alice Keating | ... |
Maid (uncredited)
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Virginia Larsen | ... |
Tiller Girl (uncredited)
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Emily LaRue | ... |
French Girl (uncredited)
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Alexander Leftwich | ... |
Larou (uncredited)
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Helaine Moler | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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John Power | ... |
Conductor (uncredited)
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John Powers | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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Duncan Renaldo | ... |
Animal Trainer (uncredited)
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Grace Richey | ... |
Tiller Girl (uncredited)
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Tom Ricketts | ... |
Elderly Gentleman (uncredited)
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Virginia Rooney | ... |
Tiller Girl (uncredited)
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Lillian Ross | ... |
Tiller Girl (uncredited)
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Peggy Russell | ... |
Tiller Girl (uncredited)
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Louise Seidel | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Vera Steadman | ... |
Undetermined Secondary Role (uncredited)
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John Sutton | ... |
Dandy (uncredited)
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Marguerite Taggett | ... |
Chorine (uncredited)
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Olive Tell | ... |
Jeanne Liseron (uncredited)
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Colleen Ward | ... |
French Girl (uncredited)
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Phil Warren | ... |
Dandy (uncredited)
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Dorothy White | ... |
Dancer (uncredited)
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Directed by
George Cukor |
Written by
Zoe Akins | ... | (screenplay) (as Zoë Akins) |
Pierre Berton | ... | (play) and |
Charles Simon | ... | (play) |
Jules Furthman | ... | (contributor to screenplay construction) (uncredited) |
Produced by
Albert Lewin | ... | producer |
Music by
Phil Boutelje | ... | (uncredited) |
Friedrich Hollaender | ... | (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
Charles Lang | ... | (photographed by) (as Charles Lang Jr.) |
Editing by
Edward Dmytryk |
Art Direction by
Hans Dreier | ||
Robert Usher |
Costume Design by
Edith Head |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hal Walker | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
A.E. Freudeman | ... | interior decorator |
Sound Department
Don Johnson | ... | sound recordist |
Harry D. Mills | ... | sound recordist (as Harry Mills) |
Visual Effects by
Gordon Jennings | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Phil Boutelje | ... | musical advisor |
Friedrich Hollaender | ... | songs by (as Frederick Hollander) |
Frank Loesser | ... | songs by |
Boris Morros | ... | musical director |
LeRoy Prinz | ... | stager: musical numbers |
Additional Crew
Alla Nazimova | ... | production consultant |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1939) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount British Pictures (1939) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Paramount Film Service (1939) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Les Films Paramount (1939) (France) (theatrical)
- Film AB Paramount (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskabet Paramount (1939) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Filmaktieselskapet Paramount (1939) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Paramount-Films (1939) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Paramount Filmes (1939) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- MCA/Universal Pictures (1958) (United States) (tv)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2018) (United States) (DVD) (Universal Vault Series)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Motion Picture Producers and Distributors Association of America (approved: certificate no. 4745)
- Western Electric (mirrophonic recording)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Monsieur Dufresne, a debonair traveler from Paris, meets singer Zaza at a train station in the provincial town to which she has come to perform. Enchanted by her beauty, Dufresne returns to the theater night after night, without ever attempting to meet her. Wildly curious about her mysterious admirer, Zaza badgers songwriter Bussy to bring his friend Dufresne backstage. Dufresne is strangely reluctant to meet the object of his desire, though, and when he finally does come to her dressing room, he is amused by her obvious attempts to ensnare him. Zaza's charms eventually win out, and Dufresne misses his return train to Paris and spends the night with his enchantress. Falling deeply in love, Zaza abandons her career and her partner Cascart for the pursuit of her romance. Meanwhile, Cascart accidentally discovers that Dufresne has a wife in Paris and, concerned for Zaza's well-being, informs her of her lover's secret life. Furious, Zaza determines to confront the other woman and banish her from Dufresne's life. She goes to Paris where, while waiting to speak to her rival, Zaza meets Dufresne's little daughter Toto and comes to realize that Dufresne really loves his wife and daughter. Leaving Paris without ever revealing Dufresne's duplicity to his wife, Zaza confronts her lover with the truth when he pays her a visit the next night, and he walks out of her life. Zaza then pours her energy into the stage; three years later she has become a star of the Follies. On opening night, Dufresne comes to see her perform, but Zaza sings a song of parting, forcing him to realize that theirs is a forbidden love. Dufresne leaves the theater, never to see her again. |
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Taglines | She's like a flame-brilliant and searing-as she sets men's hearts afire (Print Ad- San Jose News, ((San Jose, Calif.)) 4 March 1939) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Claudette Colbert replaced Isa Miranda. See more » |
Movie Connections | Referenced in Claudette Colbert (1962). See more » |
Soundtracks | Zaza See more » |