''Gribouille'' (English title: ''Heart of Paris'' or ''The Meddler'') is a 1937 French comedy film directed by
Marc Allégret
Marc Allégret (22 December 1900 – 3 November 1973) was a French screenwriter, photographer and film director.
Biography
Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer in ...
, based on story "Gribouille" by
Marcel Achard who co-wrote the screenplay with . The music score is by
Georges Auric. The film stars
Raimu and
Michèle Morgan.
It was shot at the
Billancourt Studios
Billancourt Studios was a film studio in Paris which operated between 1922 and 1992. Located in Boulogne-Billancourt, it was one of the leading French studios. It was founded in the silent era by Henri Diamant-Berger. During the Second World War ...
in
Paris, with sets designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Alexandre Trauner
Alexandre Trauner (born Sándor Trau; 3 August 1906 in Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary – 5 December 1993 in Omonville-la-Petite, France) was a Hungarian film production designer.
After studying painting at Hungarian University of Fin ...
.
It was remade in the U.S. as ''
The Lady in Question'' (1940) with
Brian Aherne,
Rita Hayworth and
Glenn Ford.
The film marked Michèle Morgan's first major role on the big screen.
Plot
Camille Morestan serves as a
jury member at a court in
Paris. The attractive Natalie Roguin is accused of murder. Morestan doesn't want to believe she really killed her lover. He succeeds in convincing the other jury members she was innocent. After her
acquittal
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he takes her into his house. While he tries to keep her identity a secret for his family her presence leads to a number of unfortunate incidents.
Cast
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Raimu as Camille Morestan
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Michèle Morgan as Natalie Roguin
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Gilbert Gil as Claude Morestan
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Jean Worms as the president
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Julien Carette
Julien Henri Carette (23 December 1897 – 20 July 1966) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1964.
Selected filmography
* '' American Love'' (1931)
* '' George and Georgette'' (1934)
* '' My Heart I ...
as Lurette
* Marcel André as state attorney general
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Jacques Grétillat as the defender
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Jacques Baumer as Marinier
* René Bergeron as Kuhlmann
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Jeanne Provost as Louise Morestan
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Nicolas Rimsky as taxi driver
References
External links
''Gribouille''at Films de France
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French comedy films
French black-and-white films
Films directed by Marc Allégret
1937 films
Films scored by Georges Auric
1937 comedy films
Films shot at Billancourt Studios
1930s French-language films
1930s French films
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