The Battle of Paris is a 1929 black and white American musical film.

Plot

Gertrude Lawrence plays a singer in Paris

Paris

Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...

 during World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

. After stealing from Tony (Walter Petrie), an American artist, the two fall in love.

Cast

• Gertrude Lawrence
  Gertrude Lawrence
  Gertrude Lawrence was an English actress, singer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End theatre district of London and on Broadway.-Early life:...
  
   - Georgie
• Charles Ruggles
  Charles Ruggles
  Charles Sherman “Charlie” Ruggles was a comic American actor. In a career spanning six decades, Ruggles appeared in close to 100 feature films. He was also the brother of director, producer, and silent actor Wesley Ruggles .-Background:Charlie Ruggles was born in Los Angeles, California in 1886...
  
   - Zizi
• Walter Petrie - Tony
• Gladys DuBois - Suzanne
• Arthur Treacher
  Arthur Treacher
  Arthur Veary Treacher was an English actor born in Brighton, East Sussex, England.Treacher was a veteran of World War I. After the war, he established a stage career and in 1928, he went to America as part of a musical-comedy revue called Great Temptations...
  
   - Harry
• Joe King
  Joe King (actor)
  Joe King was an American actor of silent films and talkies as well as a director and writer.He was born in Austin, Texas as Joseph Sayer King and acted in 211 films from 1912 to 1946. He appeared in his later years mainly in minor, uncredited roles. He directed two films, both in 1916 and wrote...
  
   - Jack
• Luis Alberni - (uncredited)

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