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Paris When It Sizzles
Hollywood producer Alexander Meyerheimer has hired drunken writer Richard Benson to write his latest movie. Benson has been holed up in a Paris apartment supposedly working on the script for months, but instead has spent the time living it up. Benson now has just two days to the deadline and thus hires a temporary secretary, Gabrielle Simpson, to help him complete it in time.
Richard Quine
Casts & Crew
William Holden
Audrey Hepburn
Grégoire Aslan
Raymond Bussières
Christian Duvaleix
Noël Coward
Tony Curtis
Mel Ferrer
Marlene Dietrich
Frank Sinatra
Henri Garcin
Also Directed by Richard Quine
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