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Idol of Paris is a 1948 film based on the novel Paiva, Queen of Love by Alfred Schirokauer, about a mid-19th century French courtesan Theresa who sleeps her way from poverty to the top of Second Empire society. It was an attempt by its makers to imitate the success of the Gainsborough melodramas.
Original Release
04/26/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Rennie | Hertz |
| Beryl Baxter | Theresa |
| Christine Norden | Cora Pearl |
| Miles Malleson | Offenbach |
| Andrew Osborn | Antoine |
| Andrew Cruickshank | Prince Nicholas |
| Kenneth Kent | Emperor Napoleon |
| Margaretta Scott | Empress Euginie |
| Patti Morgan | Bellanger |
| Genine Graham | Barucci |
Directors
Writers
Stafford Dickens, Norman Lee, Alfred Schirokauer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Michael Rennie | Hertz |
| Beryl Baxter | Theresa |
| Christine Norden | Cora Pearl |
| Miles Malleson | Offenbach |
| Andrew Osborn | Antoine |
| Andrew Cruickshank | Prince Nicholas |
| Kenneth Kent | Emperor Napoleon |
| Margaretta Scott | Empress Euginie |
| Patti Morgan | Bellanger |
| Genine Graham | Barucci |
| Henry Oscar | Lachman |
| Sybille Binder | Mrs. Lachman |
| Leslie Perrins | Count Paiva |
| Campbell Cotts | George Tremer Sr. |
| John Penrose | George Cremer Jr. |
| April Stride | Countess de Molney |
| Donald Gray | Police Inspector |
| June Holden | Marie |
| Frederick Bradshaw | Chamberlain |
| Marianne Stone | Theresa's Secretary |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Maurice Ostrer | Executive Producer |
| Albert Fennell | Producer |
| R.J. Minney | Producer |
