''A Telephone Call'' (French: ''Un coup de téléphone'') is a 1932 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 Georges Lacombe and starring

Jean Weber Jean Weber (25 January 1906 – 13 October 1995) was a French film actor.Goble p. 398 Selected filmography * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' Figaro'' (1929) * '' The Eaglet'' (1931) * ''The Man at Midnight'' (1931) * ''Take Care of Amelie' ...

Colette Darfeuil Colette Darfeuil (born Emma Henriette Augustine Floquet, 7 February 1906 – 15 October 1998) was a French actress whose film career began at age 14 in 1920 and continued through the early 1950s. Darfeuil made her screen debut in at age 14 ...

and

Jeanne Boitel Jeanne Boitel (; 4 January 1904 – 7 August 1987) was a French film actress. She played a role in the Resistance during World War II, using the surname of ''Mozart''. She met Jacques Jaujard during her resistance activities in the war, and marr ...

. It is based on a play of the same title by

Paul Gavault Paul Armand Marcel Gavault (1 September 1866 - 25 December 1951) was a French dramatist, playwright and former director of the théâtre de l'Odéon. Biography He enjoyed a hit with his 1906 comic play '' Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' whi ...

and Georges Berr.Goble p.38 The film's sets were designed by the

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Eugène Lourié Eugène Lourié (russian: Евгений Лурье; 8 April 1903 – 26 May 1991) was a French film director, art director, production designer, set designer and screenwriter who was known for his collaborations with Jean Renoir and for his 1 ...

, Lazare Meerson and Pierre Schild.

Cast

as Serpolet *

as Evelyne *

as Germaine * Mauricet as Le docteur Lejonquois *

Alexandre Arnaudy Alexandre Arnaudy was a French actor, born Marius Guarino on July 17, 1881 in Marseille, where he died on November 1, 1969. Filmography * 1932 : A phone call from Georges Lacombe : Cormainville * 1932 : The Last Shock of Jacques de Baronce ...

as Cormainville * Germaine Sablon as Mamette * Léon Courtois a sM. Molleton *

Henri Vilbert Henri Vilbert (6 April 1904 – 20 April 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films from 1921 to 1982. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilbert, Henri 1904 births 1997 deaths 20th- ...

as Cargouille *

Paulette Dubost Paulette may refer to: *Paulette (name), French feminine given name *Paulette (tax) * Paulette Caveat - a caveat filed in 1973 by a group of Dene chiefs at the land titles office in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to gain a legal interest in 40 ...

as Clara *

Paul Velsa Paul Velsa (29 December 1905 – 20 May 1944) was a French film actor.Alpi p.346 He appeared in more than thirty films between 1928 and 1938. Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * ''Heart of Paris'' (1932) * '' Mademoiselle Josett ...

as Ferdinand *

Odette Talazac Odette Talazac (1883–1948) was a French film actress.Capua p.129 Talazac was the daughter of tenor Jean-Alexandre Talazac and his wife, the soprano Hélène Fauvelle. She began her career singing in music halls before turning to the theater an ...

as Mme Molleton *

Suzanne Christy Suzanne Christy (1904–1974) was a Belgian film actress.Goble p.429 Selected filmography * ''Le p'tit Parigot'' (1926) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1927) * ''The Divine Voyage'' (1929) * ''Southern Cross Crux () is a const ...

as Simone *

Max Lerel Max or MAX may refer to: Animals * Max (dog) (1983–2013), at one time purported to be the world's oldest living dog * Max (English Springer Spaniel), the first pet dog to win the PDSA Order of Merit (animal equivalent of OBE) * Max (gorilla) (1 ...

as Le fiancé *

Henri Étiévant Henri Étiévant (13 March 1870 – 9 August 1953) was a French actor and film director. Born Henri Gaston Étiévan-Estival in Paris, he died in 1953 in the 11th arrondissement of Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1926 ...

as Octave * Nita Malbert as Eugénie *

Jane Pierson Jane Pierson was a French film actress.Goble p.130 She appeared in fifty five films between 1924 and 1952. Selected filmography * ''The Imaginary Voyage'' (1926) * '' Captain Rascasse'' (1927) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1927) ...

as Rosine * Émile Saint-Ober as Le notaire

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1932 films French comedy films 1932 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Georges Lacombe French black-and-white films 1930s French films French films based on plays {{1930s-France-film-stub