Paris Blues (1961) on Netflix
Approved19611h 38mDramaMusicRomance
Ram Bowen plays trombone in a Paris jazz club alongside fellow American Eddie Cook. He invites tourist Connie Lampson to hear the band, and her friend Lillian talks her into it.
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- IMDb6.7/104,648 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes69%
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Plot summary
Eddie Cook and Ram Bowen are American jazz musicians sharing the bandstand of a Paris club. Heading to the station to meet the trumpeter Wild Man Moore, Ram runs into Connie Lampson, a tourist just off the train, and asks her to come hear him that night. Connie has no interest, but her friend Lillian Corning insists they go. The two women sit through the set, and afterward all four walk the city in the early hours. Undeterred by Ram's interest in her friend, Lillian talks him into apologizing and turns his attention her way, while Connie and Eddie keep walking.
Cast
- Aaron Bridgersas Pianist
- Guy Pedersenas Bass Player
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- Emilien Antilleas Alto Sax Player with Armstrong at Club 33 (uncredited)
- Christian Garrosas Musician (uncredited)
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Paris Blues (1961)
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- United Artists demanded that the interracial romance of the first screenplay draft be changed, not believing American audiences were ready; the finished film only teases at the idea. Sidney Poitier later said the studio "chickened out" and "took the spark out of it."
