Black Tights

It's sheer magic!

Lively scenes of Paris, all narrated by Maurice Chevalier, link together four dramatic ballet choreographies by Roland Petit: La Croqueuse de diamants (The Gold Digger), Cyrano de Bergerac, Deuil en 24 heures (A Merry Mourning), and Carmen.

Music Romance Drama Comedy

Maurice Chevalier

(Himself / Narrator)

Zizi Jeanmaire

(The Gold Digger / Carmen)

Roland Petit

(Cyrano / The Suitor / Don José)

Moira Shearer

(Roxane)

Cyd Charisse

(The Widow)

Georges Reich

(Christian)

Hans van Manen

(The Husband / A thug / A bandit)

Henning Kronstam

(The Toreador)

Gérard Lemaître

(The café waiter / A thug)