''In the Land of the Sun'' (French: ''Au pays du soleil'') is a 1934 French

musical Musical is the adjective of music. Musical may also refer to: * Musical theatre, a performance art that combines songs, spoken dialogue, acting and dance * Musical film and television, a genre of film and television that incorporates into the narr ...

comedy Comedy is a genre of fiction that consists of discourses or works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. The term o ...

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Robert Péguy Robert Péguy (14 December 1883 – 21 July 1968) was a French film director best known for his films of the 1920s and 1930s. He directed some 30 films between 1910 and 1946. His career peaked in the 1930s. Selected filmography * ''600,000 ...

and starring Henri Alibert,

Lisette Lanvin Lisette Lanvin (1913–2004) was a French film actress.Goble p.6 Selected filmography * ''Student's Hotel'' (1932) * ''Youth'' (1933) * '' Nitchevo'' (1936) * ''Jenny'' (1936) * ''The Kings of Sport'' (1937) * ''The Club of Aristocrats'' (1937) * ...

and

Pola Illéry Paula Iliescu Gibson (18 December 1909 – 19 October 1993) known professionally as Pola Illery, was a Romanian-American actress and singer, best known for her appearances in early Cinema of France, French film, and of the latter after emigrating ...

. An

operetta film Operetta films (German: Operettenfilm) are a genre of musical films associated with, but not exclusive to, German language cinema. The genre began in the late 1920s, but its roots stretch back into the tradition of nineteenth century Viennese ope ...

, it is based on the 1932 operetta of the same title by Alibert.Goble p.6 It was later remade into a 1952 film '' In the Land of the Sun'' starring

Tino Rossi Constantin "Tino" Rossi (29 April 1907 – 26 September 1983) was a French singer and film actor of Corsican origin. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, Rossi was gifted with a voice well suited for opera. He became a tenor in the French cabaret style. ...

Synopsis

Near the waterfront in

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

, a murder is committed near a bar frequented by

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

s. Titin is wrongly charged with the murder, to the distress of his girlfriend.

Cast

* Henri Alibert as Titin *

as Miette *

Fernand Flament Fernand is a masculine given name of French origin. The feminine form is Fernande. Fernand may refer to: People Given name * Fernand Augereau (1882–1958), French cyclist * Fernand Auwera (1929–2015), Belgian writer * Fernand Baldet (1885 ...

as Nervi *

as La petite poule *

René Sarvil René Sarvil (18 January 1901 – 31 March 1975) was a French actor. Sarvil was born in Toulon, France, and died in 1975 in Marseille. Partial filmography * ''Notre-Dame de la Mouise'' (1941) * ''Cyrano de Bergerac'' (1946) * ''Oriental Port' ...

as Un policier * Gorlett as Le gars du milieu *

Edmond Castel Edmond Castel, real name Edmond Castellino, (26 March 1886, Alès – 1 November 1947, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French actor. Filmography * 1927: '' Parisian Pleasures'' a silent film by Joe Francis * 1930: ''Ce qu'on dit, ce qu'on pense'' - s ...

as Chichois

References

Bibliography

*Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934''. Pygmalion, 1988. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1934 films French comedy films 1934 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Robert Péguy French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films set in Marseille Operetta films Films based on operettas French musical comedy films 1934 musical films Films scored by Vincent Scotto 1930s musical comedy films {{1930s-France-film-stub