''Companion Wanted'' (French: ''Paris-Méditerranée'') is a 1932 French

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directed by

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and starring

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, Annabella and

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.Driskell p.208 A separate German version ''

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'' was made, also directed by May.

Cast

as Lord Kingdale * Annabella as Solange Pascaud *

as Antonio Mirasol *

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as Benoit *

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as Anatole Biscotte *

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as L'aubergiste *

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* Émile Riandreys *

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as Hotel Receptionist *

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References

Bibliography

* Jonathan Driskell. ''The French Screen Goddess: Film Stardom and the Modern Woman in 1930s France''. I.B.Tauris, 2015.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Joe May French multilingual films Films scored by Bruno Granichstaedten Pathé films French black-and-white films 1932 multilingual films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub