Wednesday, November 12 at 12:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.

Tickets: $5 each

An American in Paris is a 1951 American musical film inspired by the 1928 orchestral composition by George Gershwin. Starring Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Guétary and Nina Foch, the film is set in Paris. Gene Kelly does his patented Pal Joey bit as Jerry Mulligan, an opportunistic American painter living in Paris' "starving artists" colony. He is discovered by wealthy Milo Roberts

(Nina Foch), who becomes Jerry's patroness in more ways than one. The closing 17-minute "American in Paris" ballet, in which Kelly and Caron dance before lavish backgrounds based on the works of famed French artists is a highlight.  Purchase tickets at www.dietrichtheater.com or at the Dietrich Theater ticket booth.