''Come Down, Someone Wants You'' (French: ''Descendez, on vous demande'') is a 1951 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

Jean Laviron Jean Laviron (26 April 1915, in Paris – 15 February 1987, in Fresneaux-Montchevreuil) was a French film director and screenwriter. Filmography Director * 1951 : '' Un amour de parapluie'' * 1951 : '' Come Down, Someone Wants You'' * 1953 ...

and starring

Noëlle Norman Noëlle Norman (January 7, 1921 – January 11, 1985) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than thirty films including ''On demande un assassin'' (1949).Goble p.452 Selected filmography * ''Immediate Call'' (1939) * ''Grandfather'' (19 ...

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 ...

and

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 ...

.Marie p.23 It is based on the 1946 play of the same name by

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. 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 ...

Rino Mondellini Rino Mondellini (1908-1974) was an Italian art director known for his work in the French film industry.Hayward p.244 Selected filmography * '' Come Down, Someone Wants You'' (1951) * '' The Night Is My Kingdom'' (1951) * ''Shadow and Light'' (195 ...

Cast

as Sylvette de Vignolles *

as Francis Ardelles *

as Irène *

Jean Tissier Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier. Selected filmograp ...

as Léonard de Vignolles *

Jacques Dynam Jacques Dynam (30 December 1923 – 12 November 2004) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1942 and 2004, among which the ''Fantomas'' saga. Selected filmography * ''La symphonie fantastique'' (1942) - (uncre ...

as Gilbert *

Jean-Jacques Jean-Jacques is a French name, equivalent to "John James" in English. Since the second half of 18th century, Jean Jacques Rousseau was widely known as Jean Jacques. Notable people bearing this name include: Given name * Jean-Jacques Annaud (born 1 ...

as Charley *

Christiane Sertilange Christiane is a given name, a form of the Latin ''Christiana'', feminine form of ''Christianuis'' (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English '' Christin'' 'Christian' (Old English ''christen'', from Latin).. A short form is Chris. Alt ...

as Loulou *

Pauline Carton Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * ''Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * '' ...

as Ursule, la bonne *

Grillon Grillon (; oc, Grilhon) is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. It lies approximately from the Château and village of Grignan. International relations Grillon is twinned wi ...

as Le camionneur

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Marie, Michel. ''The French New Wave: An Artistic School''. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.

External links

* 1951 films 1951 comedy films French comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Jean Laviron French films based on plays 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub