Summaries

The former members of a dance troupe are suing because of recently published memoirs. Each one insists on own point of view.

In London, the former dancer of the Barry Nichols and Les Girls Company and presently Lady Sybil Wren is sued by her former roommate and fellow dancer Angèle Ducros. Sybil wrote a best-seller based on her memoirs from the time she was a dancer and lived with Angèle and Joanne 'Joy' Henderson and in a chapter she discloses the affair of Angèle with Barry and how she committed an attempt of suicide when Barry left her. However, Angèle tells a different story to the court and discloses that Sybil was indeed who had an affair with Barry. Finally Barry comes to the court and tells his side of the story.—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren (Kay Kendall) is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angèle (Taina Elg). A Rashômon (1950)-style narrative presents the story from three points of view. Sybil accuses Angèle of having an affair with Barry (Gene Kelly), while Angèle insists that it was really Sybil who was having the affair. Finally, Barry gives his side of the story.—Azure_Girl

Details

Keywords
  • american abroad
  • deception
  • englishwoman abroad
  • newspaper headline
  • mob of reporters
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Musical
Release date Dec 25, 1957
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations London, England, UK
Production companies Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Sol C. Siegel Productions

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 54m
Aspect ratio 2.35 : 1

Synopsis

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