Paree, Paree

Paree, Paree is a 1934 black-and-white Vitaphone musical short starring Bob Hope and Dorothy Stone. Cole Porter wrote the lyrics and music for this musical comedy short.

Premise

A wealthy man makes a bet with his friends that he could win a girl without her knowing of his riches.

Cast

Bob Hope as Peter Forbes
Dorothy Stone as Lulu Carroll
Billie Leonard as Violet
Rodney McLennan as Michael Cummings
Charles Collins as Baxter
Charles La Torre as Flower Vendor
Songs

Four of the songs in this short were first used in Porter's 1929 Broadway musical Fifty Million Frenchmen, then in the 1931 film adaptation of the same name, which was filmed in Technicolor.

"Paree, What Did You Do to Me" – Female singer
"You Don't Know Paree" – Orchestra
"You [Do Something to Me |You Do Something to Me]" – Peter and Lulu
"Find Me a Primitive Man" – Violet
"You've Got That Thing" – Peter
Finale: "You've Got That Thing" – Company
Home media

This short was released on DVD in the special features of the MGM movie musical Silk [Stockings |Silk Stockings].