Nightlife in Paris, 1949

All kinds of clubs for all kinds of tastes, Paris, 1949.

Photos by Gjon Mili for LIFE.

Content advisory: partial nudity

Jitterbugging and saxophones at La Rose Rouge. Source

Inside La Scheherazde. Source

Clowns performing among patrons at Caveau des Oubliettes. Source

A singer at Caveau des Oubliettes. Source

The bar and band at Tango Du Chat, a favourite student club--because it's cheap. Source

Apache dancers performing at Rue de Lapp. Source

Nude showgirls at Le Ciel. Source

Audience reacting to a show at Le Ciel. Source

People dancing at Rue de Lapp. Source

A dancer at La Scheherazde. Source

A man playing guitar at La Scheherazde. Source

A clarinetist at La Rose Rouge. Source

A ventriloquist and his terrifying dummy at the Lido. Source

Showgirls backstage at the Lido club. Source

Showgirls on stage at the Lido. Source

A singer at Caveau des Oubliettes. Source

The "Four Frere Jacques", in leotards, white gloves, and La Monde newspaper hats, peform their act at La Rose Rouge. Source

The Frere Jacques doing "one of their parodies", apparently. Source

Strolling musicians at La Scheherazde. Source

Musicians at Chez Genevieve. Source

Burl Ives performing at Caveau des Oubliettes, with Orson Welles in attendance (second from left). Source

Men in an unnamed nightclub. Source

A performing bear in a circus act at the Lido. Source

Showgirls at the Lido. Source

A couple kiss in a crowded nightclub. Source