The French Line

The French Line
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLloyd Bacon
Written byMatty Kemp
Isabel Dawn
Mary Loos
Richard Sale
Produced byEdmund Grainger
StarringJane Russell
Gilbert Roland
Arthur Hunnicutt
Mary McCarty
CinematographyHarry J. Wild
Edited byRobert Ford
Music byWalter Scharf
(uncredited)
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Pictures
Release dates
  • December 29, 1953 (1953-12-29) (St. Louis)
  • February 8, 1954 (1954-02-08)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.9 million (US)

The French Line is a 1953 American RKO Pictures musical film starring Jane Russell, directed by Lloyd Bacon and produced by Edmund Grainger, with Howard Hughes as executive producer. The screenplay was written by Mary Loos and Richard Sale based on a story by Matty Kemp and Isabel Dawn. The French Line was filmed in three-strip Technicolor and dual-strip polarized 3D.