''Deputy Eusèbe'' (French: ''Eusèbe député'') is a 1939 French

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Bessy & Chirat p.429 The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert Gys.

Synopsis

Eusèbe Bonbonneau, a

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, discovers that a candidate is running for

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. It becomes clear that a corrupt businessman is pushing a candidate, having usurped his identity, in order to secure backing for a new

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project. The real Eusèbe goes to

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to investigate and is persuaded by the flamboyant

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Mariska to really stand in the election. He wins and is elected as a deputy where he becomes an unwitting tool of corrupt interests.

Cast

as Mariska *

as Félix Jacassar *

Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 September 1900, in England, she married the writer Marcel Schwob, whom she had met in 18 ...

as Émilie Bonbonneau * André Lefaur as Le comte de Marignan * Gaston Dubosc as Le notaire * Marcelle Rexiane as La secrétaire *

René Bergeron René Bergeron (1890–1971) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.57 A character actor he played numerous supporting roles in films, particularly during the 1930s and early 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * '' The ...

as Pinson * Albert Broquin as Le régisseur *

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as Un invité * Henri de Livry as Le patron du restaurant * Paul Demange as Le concierge *

Georges Douking Georges Douking (born Georges Ladoubée; 6 August 1902 – 20 October 1987) was a French stage, film, and television actor. He also directed stage plays such as the premier presentation of Jean Giraudoux's ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' at the Théâtr ...

as Firmin * Louis Florencie as Le ministre * Édouard Francomme as Un électeur *

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as Le commissaire * Jean Hébey as Le maître d'hôtel * Gaston Mauger as Gaburon *

Marthe Mussine Marthe may refer to: * Marthe (given name) a feminine given name * ''Marthe'' (novel), an 1876 novel by Joris-Karl Huysmans *''Marthe'', an 1877 play by Georges Ohnet * ''Marthe'' (film), a 1997 film by Gérard Jugnot People with the surname * W ...

as Yvonne Solange * Jane Pierson as L'habilleuse *

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, in ...

as L'acteur

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2''. Pygmalion, 1986. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1939 films French comedy films 1939 comedy films 1930s French-language films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films directed by André Berthomieu Films set in Paris {{1930s-France-film-stub