''Happy Go Lucky'' (French: ''Au petit bonheur'') is a 1946 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
Marcel L'Herbier
Marcel L'Herbier (; 23 April 1888 – 26 November 1979) was a French filmmaker who achieved prominence as an avant-garde theorist and imaginative practitioner with a series of silent films in the 1920s. His career as a director continued unti ...
and starring
Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer.
Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...
,
André Luguet and
François Périer
François Périer (born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles.
He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996, with notable excursion into ...
.
[Rège p.604] The film's sets were designed by the
art director Jacques Colombier.
Cast
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Danielle Darrieux
Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer.
Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...
as Martine Carignol
*
André Luguet as Alain Plessis
*
François Périer
François Périer (born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles.
He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996, with notable excursion into ...
as Denis Carignol
*
Jacques-Henry Duval as Archibald
*
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 ...
as Brigitte Ancelin
*
Henri Crémieux as Le commissaire
*
Fred Pasquali
Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director.
Theatre
Comedian
* 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
* 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde Gé ...
as Germain
*
Robert Seller
Robert Seller (1889–1967) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.156
Also known by his surname, Seller began his film career in 1931 in Maurice de Canonge's film, ''Olive se marie''. He had parts in many films and plays by Sacha Guitry, i ...
as Benjamin
*
Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Dance Hall'' (1931)
* '' Marius'' (1931)
* '' Fanny'' (1932)
* '' The Iro ...
as Le gargiste
*
Claudette Falco as Sophie
*
Paul Barge
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
* Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...
*
Rolande Haumont
*
Cécyl Marcyl
*
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 ...
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1946 films
1946 comedy films
French comedy films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by Marcel L'Herbier
Pathé films
French black-and-white films
1940s French films
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