''If You Return'' (French: ''Si tu reviens...'') is a 1938 French

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directed by

Jacques Daniel-Norman Jacques Daniel-Norman (real name Joseph Jacques Compère Reda Caire Reda Caire (real name: Joseph Gandhour) (1908–1963) was a popular singer of operettes in Paris in the 1930s and 1950s.Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, ''Petit futé: Var'', 2010, p. 22/ref>Michel Souvais, ''Arletty, confidences à son ...

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and Nicole Vattier. Crisp p.411 The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

Reda Caire Reda Caire (real name: Joseph Gandhour) (1908–1963) was a popular singer of operettes in Paris in the 1930s and 1950s.Dominique Auzias, Jean-Paul Labourdette, ''Petit futé: Var'', 2010, p. 22/ref>Michel Souvais, ''Arletty, confidences à son ...

as Jean Lemmonier *

as François Itier * Nicole Vattier as Claire Roux *

Jean Aquistapace Jean Aquistapace (1882–1952) was a French actor and opera singer.Blakeway p.197 He appeared in around thirty films during the 1930s and 1940s. Selected filmography * '' Maurin of the Moors'' (1932) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * '' Madame A ...

as Le capitaine Polyte *

Mathilde Alberti Mathilde is an alternative spelling of the names Matilde or Matilda, and could refer to: *Mathilde Dolgopol de Sáez (1901 –1957), Argentinian vertebrate paleontologist * Mathilde, Abbess of Essen (949–1011) * Mathilde Alanic (1864-1948), Fre ...

as Annette * Nane Chaubert as Nana * Darlouis as Toine * Crista Dorra as Juliette * Farmy as Marius *

Geno Ferny Geno may refer to: __NOTOC__ People *Geno (given name), including a list of people with the name *Marián Geňo (born 1984), Czech footballer *Evgeni Malkin (born 1986), Russian ice hockey player nicknamed Geno Art and entertainment * "Geno" ( ...

as L'oncle Rolland *

Jacques Grétillat Jacques Marie Gaëtan Grétillat (26 August 1885 – 19 December 1950) was a French actor and film director. Grétillat was born in Vitry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne), and died in Paris. Partial filmography * ''Hamlet'' (1908, Short) - Hamlet * ...

as Monsieur Itier *

Jane Lamy Jane may refer to: * Jane (given name), a feminine given name * Jane (surname), related to the given name Film and television * ''Jane'' (1915 film), a silent comedy film directed by Frank Lloyd * ''Jane'' (2016 film), a South Korean drama fil ...

as Yvonne * Germaine Lix as Madame Lemmonier *

Julien Maffre Julien may refer to: People * Julien (given name) * Julien (surname) Music * ''Julien'' (opera), a 1913 poème lyrique by Gustave Charpentier * ''Julien'' (album), by Dalida, 1973 * "Julien" (song), by Carly Rae Jepsen, 2019 Places Un ...

as Camoin * Auguste Mouriès as Bernardou *

Henri Poupon Henri Poupon (1884–1953) was a French stage and film actor.Paietta p.128 He worked a number of times with the write-director Marcel Pagnol. Selected filmography * ''The Fortune'' (1931) * ''To the Polls, Citizens'' (1932) * ''Angèle'' (1934) * ...

as Maître Roux * Germaine Sablon as Irène Delly * Saint-Allier as Le directeur *

Elmire Vautier ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical thea ...

as Madame Itier *

Henri Vilbert Henri Vilbert (6 April 1904 – 20 April 1997) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films from 1921 to 1982. Filmography References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilbert, Henri 1904 births 1997 deaths 20th- ...

as L'abbé

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939''. 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

* 1938 films French comedy films 1938 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jacques Daniel-Norman French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films scored by Vincent Scotto {{1930s-France-film-stub