| The Idol of Paris | |
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| Directed by | Leslie Arliss |
| Written by | Stafford Dickens Norman Lee Harry Ostrer |
| Based on | novel Paiva, Queen of Love by Alfred Schirokauer |
| Produced by | R. J. Minney executive Maurice Ostrer |
| Starring | Beryl Baxter Michael Rennie Christine Norden Andrew Cruickshank Kenneth Kent Margaretta Scott Miles Malleson |
| Cinematography | Jack E. Cox |
| Edited by | Bert Bates |
| Music by | Mischa Spoliansky (composer), Louis Levy (musical director) |
| Distributed by | Premier Productions Ltd Warner Brothers (US) |
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Running time | 106 min |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | less than £100,000[1][2] |
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.
- ^ Maurice Ostrer Archived 13 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine at Britmovie
- ^ Robert Murphy, Gainsborough's Producers