The French Line

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"The French Line" is a 1953 Technicolor musical comedy film starring Jane Russell, best known for its provocative dance numbers and controversial marketing.

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The French Line canonical 4

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instanceOf film ⓘ
associatedWith Hollywood censorship controversies ⓘ
basedOn original screenplay ⓘ
censorshipIssue challenged by censors for suggestive content ⓘ
cinematographyBy Harry J. Wild ⓘ
classification Hollywood musical ⓘ
colorProcess Technicolor ⓘ
costumeDesignFocus revealing gowns for Jane Russell ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
director Lloyd Bacon ⓘ
distributor RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
editor James E. Newcom ⓘ
era 1950s American cinema ⓘ
featuresCharacter Mame Carson ⓘ
linked to: Doris Dowling
filmColor color ⓘ
filmTechnology early 3D exhibition ⓘ
format 3D film ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
musical film ⓘ
hasDanceNumber “Lookin’ for Trouble” ⓘ
hasTheme romantic comedy ⓘ
marketingEmphasized Jane Russell’s figure ⓘ
musicBy Leigh Harline ⓘ
notableFor Jane Russell musical performances ⓘ
controversial marketing campaign ⓘ
provocative dance numbers ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
producer Howard Hughes ⓘ
productionCompany RKO Radio Pictures ⓘ
releaseYear 1953 ⓘ
runtimeApproxMinutes 102 ⓘ
screenwriter Isobel Lennart ⓘ
William Ludwig ⓘ
setIn France ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ
starring Arthur Hunnicutt ⓘ
Gilbert Roland ⓘ
Jane Russell ⓘ
Joyce Mackenzie ⓘ
Mary McCarty ⓘ
studioEra RKO period under Howard Hughes ⓘ
taglineUsedInMarketing “J.R. in 3D. Need we say more?” ⓘ
timePeriodDepicted contemporary to early 1950s ⓘ
title The French Line ⓘ

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Richard Sale → notableWork → The French Line ⓘ
Richard Sale → directed → The French Line ⓘ
Gilbert Roland → notableWork → The French Line ⓘ
The French Line → title → The French Line ⓘ