''Fire in the Straw'' (French: ''Le feu de paille'') is a 1939 French
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super ...
directed by
Jean Benoît-Lévy and starring
Lucien Baroux
Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou; 21 September 1888 in Toulouse – 21 May 1968 in Hossegor) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s.
In the field of musical comed ...
,
Orane Demazis and
Gaby Basset.
[Rège p.365]
The film's
art direction was by
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
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Lucien Baroux
Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou; 21 September 1888 in Toulouse – 21 May 1968 in Hossegor) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s.
In the field of musical comed ...
as Antoine Vautier
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Orane Demazis as Jeanne Vautier
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Gaby Basset as Reine Roy
*
Jean Fuller as Christian Vautier
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Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442
Selected filmography
* '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (192 ...
as Madame Goulevin, la concierge
*
Florence Luchaire as La petite Caroline
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Jeanne Helbling as Monica
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Henri Lanoë as Désiré, le fils de la concierge
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Raymond Aimos as Guérétrain
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Henri Nassiet
Henri Nassiet (1895–1977) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Maman Pierre'' (1922)
* ''La griffe du hasard'' (1937) - Séverac (uncredited)
* '' Life Dances On'' (1937) - Un policier
* ''L'innocent'' (1938) - Gregor
* ''La Glu'' (19 ...
as Despagnat
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Stéphane Audel
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Edmond Beauchamp
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Andrée Brabant
Marie Thérèse "Andrée" Brabant (1901–1989) was a French film actress.Goble p.161 She played a number of leading roles during the silent era.
Selected filmography
* '' Le droit à la vie'' (1917)
* ''The Zone of Death'' (1917)
* '' Flipotte' ...
*
Albert Broquin
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Robert Brunet
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Claire Gérard
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*Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire
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Places
Canada
* Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska
* Clair Parish, New Brunswick
* Pointe-Claire, Q ...
*
Jane Pierson
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Pierre Sarda
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Adrienne Trenkel
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Jacques Vitry
References
Bibliography
* Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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1939 drama films
French drama films
1939 films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy
French black-and-white films
1930s French films
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