The French Line

Although El hijo de Simbad (1955) marked Kim Novak's first screen assignment, The French Line was her first released picture in a bit part as a fashion model.

When in NYC Pierre asks Waco for the time; Waco says 5 PM and 3 PM in Texas. This is factually wrong. Texas is predominantly in the Central Time Zone with a few cities in the Mountain Time Zone. Waco and Mame are from Paris, Texas which is the Central Time Zone, therefore, it would have been 4 PM there.

Due to a censorship controversy over 'Jane Russell' 's "Looking for Trouble" number, the film was briefly released without a Production Code seal. The final version (with seal) features a much tamer performance with relatively little breast exposure. The initial UK version omits that sequence entirely. Both versions survive, and are easily distinguishable: the "hot" version includes a spoken narration midway through in which Mary talks about what she wants from a man; in the shorter release version, some of the dance is performed with Mary positioned behind a figure-obscuring planter, and without the closer, high-angle cleavage shots.

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