''Clochard'' 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

Robert Péguy Robert Péguy (14 December 1883 – 21 July 1968) was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed some 30 films between 1910 and 1946. His career peaked in the 1930s. Selected filmography * ''600,000 ...

and starring

Georges Biscot Georges Biscot (15 September 1889 – 18 December 1944) was a French film actor. He starred in some 28 films between 1916 and his death in 1944. He appeared in films such as '' Barrabas'' in 1920, and he died on 18 December 1944 in Paris. F ...

and

Simone Cerdan Simone Cerdan (1897–1967) was a French singer and film actress.Fujiwara p.317 Selected filmography * ''Marquitta'' (1927) * '' Departure'' (1931) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * ''Beauty Spot ''Beauty Spot'' (French: ''Grains de beauté' ...

.Bessy & Chirat p.304 In French the title is a phrase roughly equivalent to

tramp A tramp is a long-term homeless person who travels from place to place as a vagrant, traditionally walking all year round. Etymology Tramp is derived from a Middle English verb meaning to "walk with heavy footsteps" (''cf.'' modern English ''t ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Robert-Jules Garnier Robert-Jules Garnier (1883–1958) was a French art director.Bergfelder, Harris & Street p.72 Selected filmography * ''Judex'' (1916) * ''Marquitta'' (1927) * '' The Crew'' (1928) * ''Little Devil May Care'' (1928) * ''Billeting Order'' (1932) * ...

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Robert Ancelin Robert Ancelin (22 November 1898 - 25 January 1986) was a French actor and theater director. He was married with the soprano Fanély Revoil from 1937 to 1942 and directing manager of the Théâtre de la Porte-Saint-Martin from 1940 to 1949. Fi ...

as Poum * Marcel Barencey as Le président *

as Muche *

Germaine Brière Germaine may refer to: Given name *Germaine Arnaktauyok (born 1946), Inuk printmaker, painter, and drawer *Germaine Cousin (1579-1601), French saint *Germaine Greer (born 1939), feminist writer and academic *Germaine Koh (born 1967), Malaysian-born ...

as Madame Caquet *

as Madame Lubin *

Georges Flateau Georges may refer to: Places *Georges River, New South Wales, Australia *Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 1977 ...

as Maître Chambourcy *

Louis Florencie Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951. Selected filmography * ''Companion Wanted'' (1932) * ''Beauty Spot (film), Beauty Spot'' (1932) * ''Suza ...

as Bourrache * Henri Lemarchand as Firmin *

René Poyen René (''born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name (Renée being the feminine ...

René Sarvil René Sarvil (18 January 1901 – 31 March 1975) was a French actor. Sarvil was born in Toulon, France, and died in 1975 in Marseille. Partial filmography * ''Notre-Dame de la Mouise'' (1941) * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1946) * ''Oriental Port' ...

as Le chanteur des rues *

Louis Vonelly Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

as Le substitut

References

Bibliography

* Maurice Bessy & Raymond Chirat. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934''. Pygmalion, 1988.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Robert Péguy Pathé films French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub