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Two Tickets to Paris
Two Tickets to Paris
Directed by	Greg Garrison
Written by	Hal Hackaday
Based on	an original story by Hackaday
Produced by	Harry Romm
Starring	Joey Dee; Gary Crosby
Cinematography	William O. Steiner
Edited by	Ralph Rosenblum
Music by	Les Baxter
Production; company	Harry Romm Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	1962;
Country	United States
Language	English

Two Tickets to Paris is a 1962 film directed by Greg Garrison and starring Joey Dee and the Starliters.

Plot

An engaged couple, Joey and Piper, travel to Paris where Joey has a gig performing.

Cast

Joey Dee as Joey Dee
Gary Crosby as Gary
Kay Medford as Aggie
Jeri Lynne Fraser as Piper
Lisa James]]s Coco
Charles Nelson Reilly as Claypoole
Richard Dickens as Tony
Nina Paige as Dumb blonde
Sal Lombardo as Marmaduke
Jeri Archer as Mrs. Patten
Michele Moinot as Le Claire
Jay Burton as Charles

Production

The film was made independently by Harry Romm, who had produced Hey, Let's Twist (1961). He used the same director of that film, Greg Garrison, and cast Joey Dee, who was known for the Peppermint Twist. It was originally going to be called Viva La Twist^[1] but this was changed.

The cast included Gary Crosby who had been in many film musicals such as Mardi Gras, and Kay Medford, who had been in Bye Bye Birdie on stage. The film was shot in May 1962 at a studio in New York, the Production Center on 221 West Street, with some filming about a liner and the RoundTable nightclub. Filming finished by 8 June.^[2]^[3]

Columbia agreed to distribute.

Reception

The New York Times called the film "pitiful".^[4] The Monthly Film Bulletin criticised the "meagre and labouriously [sic] contrived story... the dialogue is unfunny."^[5]

A soundtrack album was released.^[6]

References

^ "PRODUCERS RUSH NOVIES ON TWIST". New York Times. Jan 6, 1962. ProQuest 115817444.
^ A.H. WEILER. (May 27, 1962). "'RICH AND FAMOUS' AND OTHER LOCAL MATTERS". New York Times. ProQuest 116067300.
^ D. K. (Jun 3, 1962). "Connie's in real flap now". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. ProQuest 141694101.
^ "Screen: Rock 'n' rollers". New York Times. Nov 29, 1962. ProQuest 116318752.
^ "TWO TICKETS TO PARIS". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 30. 1963. p. 162 – via ProQuest.
^ Scott, B. (Nov 18, 1962). "'Evenings' with romberg, porter". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168201138.

External links

Two Tickets to Paris at the TCM Movie Database
Two Tickets to Paris at IMDb

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[1] "PRODUCERS RUSH NOVIES ON TWIST". New York Times. Jan 6, 1962. ProQuest 115817444.

[2] A.H. WEILER. (May 27, 1962). "'RICH AND FAMOUS' AND OTHER LOCAL MATTERS". New York Times. ProQuest 116067300.

[3] D. K. (Jun 3, 1962). "Connie's in real flap now". The Washington Post and Times-Herald. ProQuest 141694101.

[4] "Screen: Rock 'n' rollers". New York Times. Nov 29, 1962. ProQuest 116318752.

[5] "TWO TICKETS TO PARIS". Monthly Film Bulletin. Vol. 30. 1963. p. 162 – via ProQuest.

[6] Scott, B. (Nov 18, 1962). "'Evenings' with romberg, porter". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 168201138.

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