''Gargousse'' 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
Henry Wulschleger and starring
Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wor ...
,
Saturnin Fabre
Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel
* ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921)
* '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique
* '' ...
and
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 ...
.
[Krautz p.351]
The film's
art direction was by
Henri Ménessier
Henri Ménessier (1 October 1882 – 1948) was a French artist and art director.Stephens p.212
Selected filmography
* ''The Virtuous Model'' (1919)
* '' The Orchid Dancer'' (1928)
* ''The Pure Truth'' (1931)
* ''Monsieur Albert'' (1932)
* '' Do ...
.
Cast
*
Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his orchestral music such as the ''Brandenburg Concertos''; instrumental compositions such as the Cello Suites; keyboard wor ...
as Gargousse
*
Saturnin Fabre
Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor.
Selected filmography
* ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel
* ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921)
* '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique
* '' ...
as Lebrennois, le maire
*
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 Anaïs Lebrennois
*
Sinoël as Le facteur
*
Max Fontal as Allain
*
Georges Montel as Le garde-champêtre
*
Louis Lorsy as Rousseau
*
Paul Ollivier as Le docteur Larmoyer
*
Marie-Therese Fleury as Antoinette
*
Henri Pfeifer as L'Abricot
*
Milly Mathis
Milly Mathis (September 8, 1901 – March 30, 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on September 8, 1901, as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in Marseilles, France, she made her film debut with a small, ...
as La buraliste
*
Suzanne Dehelly as Zozo
*
Lucien Callamand
Lucien Callamand born Lucien Marie Pascal Eugène Callamand (April 1, 1888, in Marseille – December 3, 1968, in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes) was one of the earliest French film actors whose career spanned six decades of French cinema. Between 1909 ...
as Un gendarme
*
Maurice Schutz
Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor.
He starred in some 91 films between 1918 and 1952.
Selected filmography
* '' Quatre-vingt-treize'' (1920)
* '' Au-delà des lois humaines'' (1920)
* '' The Three Masks' ...
References
Bibliography
* Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers set- and costume designers in film''. Saur, 1983.
External links
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1938 films
French comedy films
1938 comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Henry Wulschleger
French black-and-white films
1930s French films
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