• To Paris, With Love (1955)

    Sir Edgar Fraser (Alec Guinness), an aging British royal, leaves the luxury of his Scottish mansion to take his sheltered son John (Vernon Gray) on a brief trip to Paris to learn about love. The Frasers visit a family friend and meet Lisette Marconnet (Odile Versois), a young Parisian beauty, and Sylvia Gilbert (Elina Labourdette), an aging French widow. In a surprising turn of events, the younger Fraser falls for Sylvia, while his graying father pursues the nubile Lisette.

To Paris, With Love

Release Date: 1955

Not Yet Rated |1 hr 18 min

Plot Summary

Sir Edgar Fraser (Alec Guinness), an aging British royal, leaves the luxury of his Scottish mansion to take his sheltered son John (Vernon Gray) on a brief trip to Paris to learn about love. The Frasers visit a family friend and meet Lisette Marconnet (Odile Versois), a young Parisian beauty, and Sylvia Gilbert (Elina Labourdette), an aging French widow. In a surprising turn of events, the younger Fraser falls for Sylvia, while his graying father pursues the nubile Lisette.

Cast: Alec Guinness, Odile Versois, Vernon Gray, Elina Labourdette, Jacques François, Austin Trevor, Jacques Borel, Claude Romain

Director: Robert Hamer

Genres: Romantic comedy

Production Co: Two Cities Films Ltd.

Keywords: Hotel , Love , Quest , Hilarious , Rivalry , Son , Heartwarming , Growing up , Love triangle , 1950s , Father

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