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'''''They Had to See Paris''''' is a 1929 [[Cinema of the United States|American]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Frank Borzage]] and starring [[Will Rogers]], [[Irene Rich]] and [[Marguerite Churchill]].<ref>http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/53904</ref> A wealthy American oil tycoon travels to Paris with his family at his wife's request, despite the fact he hates the French.
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| name = They Had to See Paris
| image = They-had-to-see-paris-1929.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Frank Borzage]]
| producer = [[William Fox (producer)|William Fox]]
| writer = [[Owen Davis]]
| story = [[Sonya Levien]]
| based_on = {{basedon|''They Had to See Paris''|[[Homer Croy]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = [[Will Rogers]]<br>[[Irene Rich]]<br>[[Marguerite Churchill]]
| music = George Lipschultz (uncredited)
| cinematography = [[Chester A. Lyons]]
| editing = [[Margaret Clancey]] (uncredited)
| distributor = [[Fox Film Corporation]]
| released = {{Film date|1929|09|18}}
| runtime = 95 minutes
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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[[File:They Had to See Paris ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1929 (page 1446 crop).jpg|thumb|336x336px|They Had to See Paris ad in ''[[The Film Daily]]'', 1929]]
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'''''They Had to See Paris''''' is a 1929 American [[Pre-Code]] [[comedy film]] directed by [[Frank Borzage]] and starring [[Will Rogers]], [[Irene Rich]], and [[Marguerite Churchill]]. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon who travels to [[Paris]] with his family at his wife's request, despite the fact he hates the French.<ref>[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/T/TheyHadToSeeParis1929.html ''They Had To See Paris'' details], silentera.com; accessed August 10, 2015.</ref><ref>''The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30'' by The American Film Institute, c. 1971</ref>

Rogers starred in a similar film the following year, ''[[So This Is London (1930 film)|So This Is London]]'' with the location switched to [[London]]. Rogers and Rich reprised their roles in ''[[Down to Earth (1932 film)|Down to Earth]]'' (1932) which depicts the return of the Peters family to [[Great Depression|Depression]]-hit America.{{citation needed|date=August 2015}}


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Will Rogers]] - Pike Peters
* [[Will Rogers]] as Pike Peters
* [[Irene Rich]] - Mrs. Idy Peters
* [[Irene Rich]] as Mrs. Idy Peters
* [[Owen Davis Jr.]] - Ross Peters
* [[Owen Davis Jr.]] as Ross Peters
* [[Marguerite Churchill]] - Opal Peters
* [[Marguerite Churchill]] as Opal Peters
* [[Fifi D'Orsay]] - Fifi
* [[Fifi D'Orsay]] as Fifi
* [[Rex Bell]] - Clark McCurdy
* [[Rex Bell]] as Clark McCurdy
* [[Robert P. Kerr]] - Tupper (as Bob Kerr)
* [[Robert P. Kerr]] as Tupper
* [[Ivan Lebedeff]] - Marquis de Brissac
* [[Ivan Lebedeff]] as Marquis de Brissac
* [[Edgar Kennedy]] - Ed Eggers
* [[Edgar Kennedy]] as Ed Eggers
* [[Christiane Yves]] - Fleurie
* [[Marcelle Corday]] as Marquise De Brissac
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* General Lodijensky as Grand Duke Mikhail
* [[Marcelle Corday]] - Marquise De Brissac
* [[André Cheron (actor)|André Cheron]] as Valet
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* [[Theodore Lodi]] - Grand Duke Mikhail
* [[Marcia Manon]] - Miss Mason
* [[Gregory Gaye]] as Prince Ordinsky
* [[André Cheron]] - Valet
* [[Marcia Manon]] as Miss Mason (uncredited)

* [[Gregory Gaye]] - Prince Ordinsky
==See also==
* [[List of early sound feature films (1926–1929)]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
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*{{IMDb title|0020490}}
*{{allMovie title|113245|Synopsis}}


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They Had to See Paris
Film poster
Directed byFrank Borzage
Written byOwen Davis
Story bySonya Levien
Based onThey Had to See Paris
by Homer Croy
Produced byWilliam Fox
StarringWill Rogers
Irene Rich
Marguerite Churchill
CinematographyChester A. Lyons
Edited byMargaret Clancey (uncredited)
Music byGeorge Lipschultz (uncredited)
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • September 18, 1929 (1929-09-18)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
They Had to See Paris ad in The Film Daily, 1929

They Had to See Paris is a 1929 American Pre-Code comedy film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Will Rogers, Irene Rich, and Marguerite Churchill. The screenplay concerns a wealthy American oil tycoon who travels to Paris with his family at his wife's request, despite the fact he hates the French.[1][2]

Rogers starred in a similar film the following year, So This Is London with the location switched to London. Rogers and Rich reprised their roles in Down to Earth (1932) which depicts the return of the Peters family to Depression-hit America.[citation needed]

Cast

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ They Had To See Paris details, silentera.com; accessed August 10, 2015.
  2. ^ The American Film Institute Catalog Feature Films: 1921-30 by The American Film Institute, c. 1971
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