Idol of Paris
| The Idol of Paris | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Leslie Arliss |
| Written by | Stafford Dickens Norman Lee Harry Ostrer |
| Based on | Paiva, Queen of Love (novel) 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 |
Idol of Paris is a 1948 British film directed by Leslie Arliss and starring Beryl Baxter, Michael Rennie, Christine Norden and Andrew Cruickshank. It was written by Stafford Dickens, Norman Lee and Harry Ostrer, based on the 1935 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.