# The Battle of Paris > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Battle_of_Paris > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Battle_of_Paris.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_Paris > Source revision: 1339501231 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1929 film For military conflicts, see [Battle of Paris](/source/Battle_of_Paris_(disambiguation)). The Battle of Paris Scene from the film Directed by Robert Florey Written by Gene Markey Produced by Monta Bell Starring Gertrude Lawrence Charles Ruggles Walter Petrie Gladys DuBois Arthur Treacher Joe King Cinematography George J. Folsey Music by Music: Cole Porter Jay Gorney Dick Howard Lyrics: Howard Dietz Cole Porter Distributed by Paramount Pictures Release dates November 30, 1929 (1929-11-30) (U.S.) December 28, 1930 (1930-12-28) (Finland) Running time 80 minutes Country United States Language English ***The Battle of Paris*** (a.k.a. *The Gay Lady*) is a 1929 American [pre-Code](/source/Pre-Code_Hollywood) musical film. ## Plot The Battle of Paris is a movie set during World War 1. The film follows a singer named Gertrude Lawrence who steals from an artist from America named Tony. After this act of thievery, the two fall in love ## Cast - [Gertrude Lawrence](/source/Gertrude_Lawrence) – Georgie - [Charles Ruggles](/source/Charles_Ruggles) – Zizi - [Walter Petrie](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Walter_Petrie&action=edit&redlink=1) – Tony - [Gladys DuBois](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gladys_DuBois&action=edit&redlink=1) – Suzanne - [Arthur Treacher](/source/Arthur_Treacher) – Harry (film debut) - [Joe King](/source/Joe_King_(actor)) – Jack - [Luis Alberni](/source/Luis_Alberni) – (uncredited) ## Production The Battle of Paris was released on November 30, 1929 in the US. Filming locations for this film include Kaufman Astoria Studios and Paramount Studios, Astoria in Queens, New York. Production crew includes Robert Florey as the Director and Gene Markey as the Writer. With Cinematography by George J. Folsey and produced by Monta Bell. ## Songs - **"When I Am Housekeeping For You"** Words by Howard Dietz (as Dick Howard) Music by Jay Gorney Copyright 1929 by Spier and Coslow Inc - **"Here Comes The Bandwagon"** Words and Music by Cole Porter Copyright 1929 by Harms Inc. - **"What Makes My Baby Blue"** Words by Howard Dietz (as Dick Howard) Music by Jay Gorney Copyright 1929 by Spier and Coslow Inc - **"They All Fall In Love"** Words and Music by Cole Porter Copyright 1929 by Harms Inc. Sung by Gertrude Lawrence ## See also - [List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)](/source/List_of_early_sound_feature_films_(1926%E2%80%931929)) ## External links - [*The Battle of Paris*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019679/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier)) - [*The Battle of Paris*](https://web.archive.org/web/1/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/68205/enwp) at the [TCM Movie Database](/source/Turner_Classic_Movies#TCMdb) (archived) - [\[1\]](https://web.archive.org/web/20090207135710/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/25317) v t e Films directed by Robert Florey One Hour of Love (1927) The Romantic Age (1927) Face Value (1927) The Life and Death of 9413: a Hollywood Extra (1928) The Hole in the Wall (1929) The Cocoanuts (1929) The Battle of Paris (1929) Skyscraper Symphony (1929) The Road Is Fine (1930) My Wife's Teacher (1930) Love Songs (1930) Black and White (1931) Murders in the Rue Morgue (1932) The Man Called Back (1932) Those We Love (1932) Girl Missing (1933) Ex-Lady (1933) The House on 56th Street (1933) Bedside (1934) Registered Nurse (1934) Smarty (1934) I Sell Anything (1934) I Am a Thief (1934) The Woman in Red (1935) The Florentine Dagger (1935) Going Highbrow (1935) Don't Bet on Blondes (1935) Ship Cafe (1935) The Payoff (1935) The Preview Murder Mystery (1936) Till We Meet Again (1936) Hollywood Boulevard (1936) Outcast (1937) King of Gamblers (1937) Mountain Music (1937) This Way Please (1937) Daughter of Shanghai (1937) Dangerous to Know (1938) King of Alcatraz (1938) Disbarred (1939) Hotel Imperial (1939) The Magnificent Fraud (1939) Death of a Champion (1939) Parole Fixer (1940) Women Without Names (1940) The Face Behind the Mask (1941) Meet Boston Blackie (1941) Two in a Taxi (1941) Dangerously They Live (1941) Lady Gangster (1942) The Desert Song (1943) Roger Touhy, Gangster (1944) Man from Frisco (1944) God Is My Co-Pilot (1945) Danger Signal (1945) The Beast with Five Fingers (1946) Tarzan and the Mermaids (1948) Rogues' Regiment (1948) Outpost in Morocco (1949) The Crooked Way (1949) The Vicious Years (1950) Johnny One-Eye (1950) Adventures of Captain Fabian (1951) This article about a musical film is a stub. 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