''A Hen on a Wall'' (French:''Une poule sur un mur'') is a 1936 French crime film directed by

Maurice Gleize Maurice Gleize (1898–1974) was a French screenwriter and film director.Hayward p.201 Selected filmography Director * '' The Red Night'' (1923) * '' Madonna of the Sleeping Cars'' (1928) * '' A Hen on a Wall'' (1936) * ''Coral Reefs A co ...

and starring

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Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''Patr ...

and Christiane Delyne.Crisp p.409 The title refers to a French children's song.

Cast

as Henri Sornin *

as Bob Pouvrier * Christiane Delyne as Betty Pouvrier *

Monique Rolland Monique Rolland (1913–1999) was a French film actress. She appeared in the 1932 film ''Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 Selected filmography * ''Narcotics'' (1932) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * ''Paris-Deauville'' (1934) * ''The Midnight Prin ...

as Fossette Sornin *

Saturnin Fabre Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel * ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921) * '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique * '' ...

as Monsieur Amédée * Sinoël as L'oncle Albert *

Jeanne Fusier-Gir Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442 Selected filmography * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (192 ...

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Serjius Serjius (real name Serge Jacques Léon Halpryn) (22 November 1878 – 26 October 1966) was a French stage and film actor. Filmography * 1932: '' L'affaire de la rue de Lourcine'' by Marcel Dumont * 1932: '' The Crowd Roars'' by Howard Haw ...

as Gustave *

René Alié René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the femin ...

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Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' ...

* Carlos Machado

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1936 crime films French crime films 1936 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Maurice Gleize French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub