After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", Sybil Wren is sued for libeling her fellow dancer Angele. A Rashômon style narrative presents the story from three points of view where Sybil accuses Angele of having an affair with Barry, while Angele insists that it was actually Sybil who was having the affair. Finally, Barry gives his side of the story.
Costume
Orry-Kelly's gowns — each flashback gets its own color palette.
Direction
Cukor stages the same scene three ways, and each feels true.
Score
Cole Porter's final film score, including the bitter gem 'Why Am I So Gone?'
Director
George Cukor
Gene Kelly
Barry Nichols
Mitzi Gaynor
Joanne Henderson
Kay Kendall
Lady Sybil Wren
Taina Elg
Angèle Ducros
Jacques Bergerac
Pierre Ducros
Leslie Phillips
Sir Gerald Wren
Henry Daniell
Judge
Patrick Macnee
Sir Percy
Philip Tonge
Associate Judge
Nestor Paiva
Spanish Peasant (uncredited)
Cyril Delevanti
Fanatic with 'What Is Truth' Sign (uncredited)
Barrie Chase
Dancer in 'Les Girls' Number (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kay Kendall learned she was dying of leukemia during filming; she reportedly kept it secret from the cast.
This was Cole Porter's final film score — he was already declining from a 1958 leg amputation and would die in 1964.
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