''Adele's Gift'' (French: ''Le don d'Adèle'') is a 1951 French
comedy film
The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...
directed by
Émile Couzinet
Émile Cousinet, (12 November 1896 – 24 October 1964) was a French film producer and film director.
Biography
The son of a carpenter, Couzinet became a traveling projectionist and then director of the Royan Casino.
In the 1920s, he deci ...
and starring
Marguerite Pierry,
Lilo and
Charles Dechamps
Charles Dechamps (13 September 1882 – 25 September 1959) was a French stage and film actor. He married the comedian Fernande Albany on 19 November 1925. He died in 1959, and was buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
Filmography
* 1909: ...
. It is based on a play of the same title by
Pierre Barillet and
Jean-Pierre Grédy.
[Goble p.24] The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
René Renneteau.
Cast
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Marguerite Pierry as Edmée Veyron-Laffite
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Lilo as Adèle
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Charles Dechamps
Charles Dechamps (13 September 1882 – 25 September 1959) was a French stage and film actor. He married the comedian Fernande Albany on 19 November 1925. He died in 1959, and was buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
Filmography
* 1909: ...
as Gaston Veyron-Laffite
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Hélène Bellanger as Solange Veyron-Laffite
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Robert Lamoureux as Robert Lamoureux
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Jacques Bénétin as Antoine Veyron-laffite
*
Marcel Vallée
Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films.
Selected filmography
* '' ...
as Gachassin
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Jane Sourza as Madame Gachassin
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Le Ballet Mady Pierozzi as Les danseuses du cabaret
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
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1951 films
French comedy films
1951 comedy films
1950s French-language films
Films directed by Émile Couzinet
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
French films based on plays
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