''Ernest the Rebel'' (French: ''Ernest le rebelle'') is a 1938
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
Christian-Jaque and starring
Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover (14 March 1893 – 14 November 1957) was a French stage and film actor.
He starred in 40 films between 1918 and 1943.
In 1920 he starred in the film ''Champi-Tortu''. One of his most notable performances was in Marcel L'Herbier' ...
,
Mona Goya and
Arthur Devère
Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913)
* ''Flup chasseur'' (1920)
* ''L ...
.
[Blakeway p.198] It is based on the 1937 novel of the same title by
Jacques Perret.
Location shooting
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The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for ex ...
took place on the
Côte d'Azur around
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard dialect, Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes departments of France, department in France. The Nice urban unit, agg ...
, while interiors were filmed at the city's
Victorine Studios. The film's sets were designed by the
art director Pierre Schild
Pierre Schild (1897–1968) was a Russian Empire-born art director known for his work in French and Spanish cinema. Born Lakka Schildknecht, he left Russia following the October Revolution in 1917. Following the German invasion of France in 1940 h ...
.
Synopsis
The
accordionist
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working on a
cruise liner
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is accidentally left behind in a
South American
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port and gets involved in a series of adventures.
Cast
*
Fernandel
Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (8 May 1903 – 26 February 1971), better known as Fernandel, was a French actor and singer. Born near Marseille, France, to Désirée Bedouin and Denis Contandin, originating in Perosa Argentina, an Occitan t ...
as Ernest Pic
*
Pierre Alcover
Pierre Alcover (14 March 1893 – 14 November 1957) was a French stage and film actor.
He starred in 40 films between 1918 and 1943.
In 1920 he starred in the film ''Champi-Tortu''. One of his most notable performances was in Marcel L'Herbier' ...
as Tonio
*
Mona Goya as Suzanne
*
Arthur Devère
Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913)
* ''Flup chasseur'' (1920)
* ''L ...
as L'amiral
*
René Génin
René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965.
Selected filmography
* ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936)
* ''27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936)
* '' Nights ...
as Démosthène
*
Raoul Marco
Raoul Marco (22 November 1892 – 3 April 1971) was a French film actor.Phillips p.215
Partial filmography
* ''Bric à Brac et compagnie'' (1931) - Monsieur Verly
* ''Le gendre de Monsieur Poirier'' (1933) - Le premier créancier
* '' The Red Ro ...
as Sam
* Montero as Le Noir
*
Rosita Montenegro
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* Rosita, Nicaragua, a municipality
* Rosita Airport, an airport that serves Rosita, Nicaragua
* La Rosita, Texas
* Rosita, Colorado
* Rosita North, Texas
* Rosita, Texas, formerly named Rosita South
* Nueva Rosita ...
as Rosita
*
Guillaume de Sax
Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor.
De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the actress Cécile Sorel.
Partial filmography
* '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938)
* '' Thr ...
as Gruingue
*
Robert Le Vigan as Le gouverneur-président de Mariposa
References
Bibliography
* Blakeway, Claire. ''Jacques Prévert: Popular French Theatre and Cinema''. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1990.
External links
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1938 films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Christian-Jaque
1938 comedy films
French comedy films
French black-and-white films
Films set in South America
Films shot in Nice
Films shot at Victorine Studios
1930s French films
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