"Frothy! Naughty! Saucy!" German-born Ralph Baum (Pleasures of Paris) launched a brief directorial career with 1951's Paris Nights, a French burlesque revue with a paper-thin plot about the hunt for a missing heiress whose initials are tattooed on her hip. And where better to inspect hips than a series of strip shows? Starring now-forgotten comedy duo the Bernard Brothers as scheming American tourists, the 82 minute run time mostly includes bump 'n' grind routines from the Folies Bergére and other Parisian peel palaces with authentic French burlesque stars Yvonne Ménard, Simone Claris, and others. It's also the sole credit for "new ingenue sensation" Xenia Monty. Director Baum later settled in as production manager for Jean-Luc Godard's Weekend and other better-known films.
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