Paris Follies of 1956 (1955)
Trouble ensues when a new theatre-restaurant owner discovers the backer to be a harmless and moneyless lunatic.
Top billed cast
Forrest TuckerDan Bradley
Margaret WhitingMargaret Walton
Dick WessonChuck Russell
Martha HyerRuth Harmon
Barbara WhitingBarbara Walton
Lloyd CorriganAlfred Gaylord
Wally CassellHarry
William HenryWendell
Fluff CharltonTaffy- James FerrisJim
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