''Knock'' is a 1925 French silent comedy film directed by

René Hervil René Hervil (1881–1960) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Goble p.322 Most of his films were made during the silent era. He directed the ''Maud'' series of films between 1912 and 1915 starring the Anglo-French actress Aimée C ...

and starring

Fernand Fabre Fernand Fabre (1899–1987) was a French stage, television and film actor.Goble p.49 Selected filmography * '' The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * '' Luck'' (1931) * '' The Weaker Sex'' (1933) * '' Madame Bovary'' (193 ...

Léon Malavier Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

and René Lefèvre. Location shooting took place around Uzerche. It was based on the play of the same title by Jules Romains.Goble p.396 Subsequent sound remakes were made '' Knock'' (1933) and '' Doctor Knock'' (1951).

Cast

as Le docteur Knock *

as Le docteur Parpalaid * René Lefèvre as Jean - le voiturier *

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as Un paysan * Raoul Darblay as Le pharmacien Mousquet * Luce Fabiole as Charcutière *

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as Madame Parpalaid *

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as Raffalens *

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as Paysan *

Irma Perrot Irma may refer to: People * Irma (name), a female given name * Irma (singer), full name Irma Pany, a Cameroonian female singer-songwriter Places * Irma, Alberta, Canada, a village * Irma, Lombardy, Italy, a ''comune'' * Irma, Wisconsin, USA, a ...

as La patronne de l'hôtel *

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as Dame en noir * Régiane as la pharmacienne

References

Bibliography

* 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

* 1925 films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by René Hervil French black-and-white films 1920s French films French comedy films 1925 comedy films French films based on plays {{1920s-France-film-stub