''A Hole in the Wall'' (French: ''Un trou dans le mur'') is a 1930 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

René Barberis René Barberis (11 March 1886 – 11 August 1959) was a French screenwriter and film director.Bentley p.52 Selected filmography Director * ''Colette the Unwanted'' (1927) * ''The Vein'' (1928) * '' The Unknown Dancer'' (1929) * ''Temptation'' ...

and starring

Jean Murat Jean Murat (13 July 1888, in Périgueux – 5 January 1968, in Aix-en-Provence) was a French actor. He was married to the French actress Annabella. Selected filmography * ''Sex'' (1920) * ''La Galerie des monstres'' (1924), as Sveti * '' Carme ...

Dolly Davis Dolly Davis (30 October 1896 – 3 November 1962) was a French film actress. Born Julienne Alexandrine David in Paris, Davis died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Selected filmography * ''Hantise'' (1922) * ''Geneviève'' (1923) * ''Paris'' (1924) * ...

and

Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 September 1900, in England, she married the writer Marcel Schwob, whom she had met in 189 ...

. It was made at the

Joinville Studios The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there. A second studio was added to the original ...

near

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by the French subsidiary of the American company

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.Bentley p.52 Separate Spanish and Swedish-language versions were made, the Spanish known as ''

A Lucky Man ''A Lucky Man'' (Spanish: ''Un hombre de suerte'') is a 1930 American comedy film directed by Benito Perojo and starring Roberto Rey, María Luz Callejo and Valentín Parera. It is a Spanish-language film made for the Hollywood company Para ...

'' and directed by

Benito Perojo Benito Perojo González (Madrid, 14 June 1894 – Madrid, 11 November 1974) was a successful Spanish film director and film producer. Biography Son of José Perojo Figueras (1850–1908), a journalist and politician of Cuban origin, by his ...

. It was based on a play by

Yves Mirande Yves Mirande (Bagneux (Maine-et-Loire), May 8, 1876 – Paris, March 17, 1957) was a French screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. Career Yves Mirande began his acting career in the theater, transitioning to movies in the silent era. F ...

which was remade as a 1950 film of the same title.

Cast

as André de Kerdrec *

as Lucie *

as Arthémise *

Léon Belières Léon Belières (1880–1952) was a French film actor.Goble p.202 Selected filmography * '' Figaro'' (1929) * '' Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' A Hole in the Wall'' (1930) * '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) * ''Atlantis'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of t ...

as Le comte de Corbin * Pierre Brasseu as Anatole *

Suzanne Dehelly Suzanne Dehelly (1896–1968) was a French film actress.Greco p.189 Selected filmography * ''Graziella'' (1926) - Graziella * '' A Hole in the Wall'' (1930) - La couturière * ''La prison en folie'' (1931) - Cléo d'Argyl * ''Tout s'arrange'' ( ...

as La couturière *

Lucien Callamand Lucien Callamand born Lucien Marie Pascal Eugène Callamand (April 1, 1888, in Marseille – December 3, 1968, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes) was one of the earliest French film actors whose career spanned six decades of French cinema. Between 1909 ...

as Le jardinier *

Charles Lamy Charles Lamy or M. Lamy (28 August 1857 – 15 June 1940) was the stage name of the French actor Charles Castarède.Martin, p. 214 Life and career Lamy was born in Lyon to a theatrical family. His younger brother Maurice became an actor. He bega ...

as L'antiquaire * Fanny Clair

References

Bibliography

* Bentley, Bernard. ''A Companion to Spanish Cinema''. Boydell & Brewer 2008.

External links

* 1930 films 1930 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by René Barberis Paramount Pictures films Films shot at Joinville Studios French black-and-white films French multilingual films French films based on plays 1930 multilingual films 1930s French films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub