''A Foolish Maiden'' (French: ''La vierge folle'') is a 1929 French silent

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directed by Luitz-Morat and starring

Emmy Lynn Emmy Lynn (born Emily Leigh; 1889–1978) was a Spanish-born French actress. Lynn was born Emily Leigh in Barcelona to an English father who worked at the British Consulate and a half-Spanish and half-German mother. She arrived in Paris at the a ...

Jean Angelo Jean Angelo (born Jean-Jacques Barthélémy, 17 May 1888 - 26 November 1933) was a French film actor of silent movies and early talkies. He was often a leading man playing romantic or athletic roles. Angelo was born and died in Paris. Filmogra ...

and Suzy Vernon.Crisp p.121 The film's sets were designed by the

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Pierre Schild Pierre Schild (1897–1968) was a Russian Empire-born art director known for his work in French and Spanish cinema. Born Lakka Schildknecht, he left Russia following the October Revolution in 1917. Following the German invasion of France in 1940 he ...

Cast

as Fanny Armaury *

as Armaury * Suzy Vernon as Diane de Charance *

Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor. He starred in some 91 films between 1918 and 1952. Selected filmography * '' Quatre-vingt-treize'' (1920) * '' Au-delà des lois humaines'' (1920) * '' The Three Masks' ...

as Le duc de Charance *

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as Gaston de Charance *

Simone Judic Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...

as Kerty *

Marguerite de Morlaye Marguerite de Morlaye (29 January 1870, Saint-Mandé –18 September 1957, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''Martyr'' (1927) * '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1929) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) ...

as La duchesse du Charance

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

* 1929 films Films directed by Luitz-Morat French silent feature films French comedy films 1929 comedy films French films based on plays French black-and-white films Silent comedy films 1920s French films 1920s French-language films {{1920s-France-film-stub