{{Short description|1962 film by Greg Garrison}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox film | name = Two Tickets to Paris | image = File:Two Tickets to Paris.jpg | caption = | director = Greg Garrison | producer = Harry Romm | writer = Hal Hackaday | based_on = an original story by Hackaday | starring = Joey Dee<br>Gary Crosby <br> Kay Medford | music = Les Baxter | cinematography = William O. Steiner | editing = Ralph Rosenblum | studio = Harry Romm Productions | distributor = Columbia Pictures | released = {{Film date|1962|11|28}} | runtime = 90 minutes | country = United States | language = English | budget = }} '''''Two Tickets to Paris''''' is a 1962 American musical comedy film directed by Greg Garrison and starring Joey Dee and the Starliters, Gary Crosby and Kay Medford.
==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 as 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''<ref>{{Cite news|title=PRODUCERS RUSH NOVIES ON TWIST|date=Jan 6, 1962|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|115817444}}}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|title='RICH AND FAMOUS' AND OTHER LOCAL MATTERS|author=A.H. WEILER.|date=May 27, 1962|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|116067300}}}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Connie's in real flap now|author=D. K.|date=Jun 3, 1962|work=The Washington Post and Times-Herald|id={{ProQuest|141694101}}}}</ref>
The Hollywood studio Columbia Pictures agreed to distribute the film.
==Reception== The ''New York Times'' called the film "pitiful".<ref>{{Cite news|title=Screen: Rock 'n' rollers|date=Nov 29, 1962|work=New York Times|id={{ProQuest|116318752}}}}</ref> The ''Monthly Film Bulletin'' criticised the "meagre and labouriously{{Sic}} contrived story... the dialogue is unfunny."<ref>{{Cite news|title=TWO TICKETS TO PARIS|date=1963|work=Monthly Film Bulletin|volume=30|page=162}}</ref>
A soundtrack album was released.<ref>{{Cite news|author=Scott, B.|title='Evenings' with romberg, porter|date=Nov 18, 1962|work=Los Angeles Times|id={{ProQuest|168201138}}}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{TCMDb title|94274}} *{{IMDb title|0056624}}
Category:1962 films Category:1962 musical comedy films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American musical comedy films Category:Columbia Pictures films Category:Films set on ships Category:1962 English-language films Category:1962 American films Category:English-language musical comedy films
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