''Bécassine'' is a 1940
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comedy film
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directed by
Pierre Caron and starring
Max Dearly
Max Dearly (22 November 1874 - 2 June 1943) was a French stage and film actor.
Dearly was born Lucien Paul Marie-Joseph Rolland in Paris, and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine 1943.
Partial filmography
* ''Le bonheur sous la main'' (1911)
* ''Coquecigro ...
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and
Marguerite Deval
Marguerite Deval (19 September 1866 – 18 December 1955) was a French singer and actress.
Born Marguerite Hippolyte Juliette Brulfer, she was a comedian, opera chanteuse, and actress of stage and film. She was born in Strasbourg and died in Pa ...
. It is an adaptation of the French comic series ''
Bécassine
''Bécassine'' is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of ''La Semaine de Suzette'' on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of French ...
''. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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Jean Douarinou
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.
Cast
*
Paulette Dubost Paulette may refer to:
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as Bécassine
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Max Dearly
Max Dearly (22 November 1874 - 2 June 1943) was a French stage and film actor.
Dearly was born Lucien Paul Marie-Joseph Rolland in Paris, and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine 1943.
Partial filmography
* ''Le bonheur sous la main'' (1911)
* ''Coquecigro ...
as Monsieur Proey-Minans
*
Marguerite Deval
Marguerite Deval (19 September 1866 – 18 December 1955) was a French singer and actress.
Born Marguerite Hippolyte Juliette Brulfer, she was a comedian, opera chanteuse, and actress of stage and film. She was born in Strasbourg and died in Pa ...
as Madame Tampico
*
Marcel Vallée
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Selected filmography
* '' ...
as L'oncle
*
Annie France
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Selected filmography
* ''White Cargo'' (1937)
* ''Crossroads'' (1938)
* ''Fort Dolorès'' (1939)
* '' Bécassine'' (1940)
* ''Moulin Rouge'' (1940) ...
as Annie de Grand-Air
*
Alice Tissot
Alice Tissot (1 January 1890 – 5 May 1971) was a French actress.
Partial filmography
* ''Poum à la chasse'' (1908)
* ''Le devoir'' (1908)
* ' (1909)
* ' (1909)
* '' The Two Girls'' (1921)
* '' A Son from America'' (1924)
* '' Captain Rasca ...
as La marquise de Grand-Air
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as Arlette
*
Daniel Clérice
Daniel Clérice (1912–1990) was a French film actor, film and stage actor.Bessy p.196
Selected filmography
* ''Culprit (1937 film), Culprit'' (1937)
* ''Vidocq (1939 film), Vidocq'' (1939)
* ''Bécassine (1940 film), Bécassine'' (1940)
* ''Miq ...
as José Tampico
*
José Sergy as Chancerelle
*
Roger Legris
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Selected filmography
* '' On the Streets'' (1933)
* '' The House on the Dune'' (1934)
* ''The Devil in the Bottle'' (1935)
* ''Counsel for Romance'' (1936)
* ''Wells in Flames'' (19 ...
as Ilario
See also
*''
Bécassine
''Bécassine'' is a French comic strip and the name of its heroine, appearing for the first time in the first issue of ''La Semaine de Suzette'' on February 2, 1905. She is considered one of the first female protagonists in the history of French ...
'' (2018)
Bibliography
* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986
* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1940 films
1940 comedy films
1940s French-language films
Films based on French comics
Films directed by Pierre Caron
Live-action films based on comics
French black-and-white films
French comedy films
1940s French films
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