Dorothy Dandrige at "La Croisette" in Cannes, passes a poster announcing the showing of her film "Carmen Jones" at the Film Festival after a great deal of controversy with the French copyright holders of the music. Cannes 1955.
On the sun-drenched promenade of La Croisette, actress Dorothy Dandridge is captured mid-stride. Dressed in a chic ensemble of a white, wide-brimmed hat and dark capri pants, she walks past an A-frame sign for her film, "Carmen Jones." The movie's screening at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival followed considerable controversy with the French copyright holders of the music.
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