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Playboy of Paris is a 1930 American pre-Code musical comedy film directed by Ludwig Berger and starring Maurice Chevalier, Frances Dee (in her film debut), and O.P. Heggie. It was based on a 1911 play The Little Cafe by Tristan Bernard which had previously been adapted into a 1919 French silent film. Paramount produced a separate French-language version The Little Cafe, also starring Chevalier.
The film introduced the song "My Ideal", composed by Richard A. Whiting and Newell Chase with lyrics by Leo Robin, which became a jazz standard.
Original Release
10/18/1930
US Release
10/18/1930
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maurice Chevalier | Albert Loriflan |
| Frances Dee | Yvonne Phillbert |
| O.P. Heggie | Philibert |
| Stuart Erwin | Paul Michel |
| Eugene Pallette | Pierre Bourdin |
| Dorothy Christy | Mlle. Berengere |
| Cecil Cunningham | Mlle. Hedwige |
| Tyler Brooke | Cadeaux |
| Edmund Breese | General / General de Karodek |
| Sidney Bracey | Irate Customer |
Directors
Writers
Tristan Bernard, Percy Heath, Vincent Lawrence
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Maurice Chevalier | Albert Loriflan |
| Frances Dee | Yvonne Phillbert |
| O.P. Heggie | Philibert |
| Stuart Erwin | Paul Michel |
| Eugene Pallette | Pierre Bourdin |
| Dorothy Christy | Mlle. Berengere |
| Cecil Cunningham | Mlle. Hedwige |
| Tyler Brooke | Cadeaux |
| Edmund Breese | General / General de Karodek |
| Sidney Bracey | Irate Customer |
| William B. Davidson | Monsieur Bannack |
| Sayre Dearing | Nightclub Patron |
| Frank Elliott | M. Jabert |
| Charles Giblyn | Gastonet |
| Olaf Hytten | Nightclub Waiter |
| Erin La Bissoniere | Jacqueline |
| Frederick Lee | Plouvier |
| Edward Lynch | Manager |
| Frank McLure | Nightclub Patron |
| William H. O'Brien | Nightclub Waiter |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Ludwig Berger | Producer |
