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The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Richard Brooks and produced by Jack Cummings.

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Mill Creek Musings: The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

By Lindsey on May 20, 2015 From The Motion Pictures

American journalist Charles Wills (Van Johnson) works for the Stars and Stripes newspaper. He’s in Paris, covering a story about the VE day celebration marking the end of the second World War. (Image via shop.tcm.com) Outside of a local cafe owned by his friend Maurice, he meets Helen Elliswir... Read full article


THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS (1954)

By Dawn on Nov 15, 2009 From Noir and Chick Flicks

THE LAST TIME I SAW PARIS (1954) Charles (Van Johnson), a reporter for The Stars and Stripes, enters Maurice's cafe, where he runs into his friend, Claude Matine, and is introduced to Marion (Donna Reed). Charles, is instantly attracted to Marion's sister Helen (Elisabeth Taylor), but really does no... Read full article


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Charles Wills: You're a girl after my own heart.
Helen Ellswirth: Make no mistake, I'm after it.


Helen Ellswirth: Don't ever phone if you can possibly come yourself. Don't ever leave if you can stay.


Helen Ellswirth: I've been having a bad day for a year now, maybe it's time to grow up.
Charles Wills: It's too late to grow up.


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The film is loosely based upon F. Scott Fitzgerald's short story "Babylon Revisited".
Helen paraphrases Thomas Wolfe "You can never go home again," a reference to one of his novels, 'You Can't Go Home Again' (1940).
While the "mystery challenger" on Episode dated 14 November 1954, Elizabeth Taylor was asked why this movie was renamed; she replied that the studio was afraid audiences would assume that a movie titled "Babylon Revisited" was about biblical subject matters.
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