''The Lover of Borneo'' (French: ''L'amant de Bornéo'') is a 1942 French

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directed by

Jean-Pierre Feydeau Jean-Pierre Feydeau (30 April 1903 - 17 Septembre 1970) was a French film director and screenwriter. Son of dramatist and playwright Georges Feydeau, he was also uncle of Alain Feydeau, Alain Terrane and Jacques Terrane. Filmography Assist ...

and

René Le Hénaff René Le Hénaff (24 April 1901 – 5 January 2005) was a French film editor and director. As a film editor he collaborated with directors Marcel Carné, René Clair, and Géza von Radványi among others. His three films with Carné in the late ...

and starring

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Jean Tissier Jean Tissier (1896–1973) was a French stage, film and television actor.Goble p.440 A prolific actor, he had more than two hundred fifty appearances on screen during his career. He was married to the actress Georgette Tissier. Selected filmograp ...

and

André Alerme André Alerme (9 September 1877 – 31 January 1960) was a French actor. Alerme was born Marie André Alerme in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and died at the age of 82 in Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France. Selected filmography * ''Black and Wh ...

. Burch & Sellier p.100-101 The film was based on a 1941 stage play of the same title by Roger Ferdinand and José Germain. It was shot at the

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Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

Lucien Mazerand, a

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from the provinces, arrives in

to spend a few days. On his visit he becomes enthralled by the

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singer Stella Losange, and to impress he pretends to be an adventurer who has spent years in the

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s. Although he has a rival in

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Arthur Serval, Stella is soon planning to leave with Lucien for

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Cast

as Stella Losange *

as Lucien Mazerand *

as Arthur Serval *

Pauline Carton Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * ''Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * '' ...

as Agathe *

Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''Patr ...

as Lajoie *

Guillaume de Sax Guillaume de Sax (1889–1945) was a Belgian actor. De Sax was born Guillaume Henri Robert de Segur Lamoignon in Belgium and died in France. He was married to the actress Cécile Sorel. Partial filmography * '' Ernest the Rebel'' (1938) * '' Thr ...

as Gaston *

Georgette Tissier Georgette Tissier (1910–1959) was a French actress.Desrichard p.179 She was the wife of the actor Jean Tissier. Selected filmography * ''Metropolitan'' (1939) * ''The Black Cavalier'' (1945) * ''The Eleventh Hour Guest ''The Eleventh Hour Gue ...

as Une 'girl' *

Jimmy Gaillard Jimmy Gaillard (1916–1985) was a French actor.Flitterman-Lewis p.158 He began his film career in 1924 as a child actor. Selected filmography * '' Peach Skin'' (1929) * ''Heart of Paris'' (1932) * ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939) * ''Nightclub Host ...

as Rastange *

Marguerite de Morlaye Marguerite de Morlaye (29 January 1870, Saint-Mandé –18 September 1957, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''Martyr'' (1927) * '' A Foolish Maiden'' (1929) * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * '' La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) ...

as La vieille spectatrice *

Germaine Reuver Germaine Reuver (1885–1953) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.18 Selected filmography * '' Miss Helyett'' (1933) * '' Lake of Ladies'' (1934) * '' Inspector of the Red Cars'' (1935) * '' Madame Angot's Daughter'' (1935) * '' Caprices' ...

as Madame Charles

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986 * Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. ''The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956''. Duke University Press, 2013. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1942 films French comedy films 1942 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by René Le Hénaff French black-and-white films 1940s French films Films set in Paris Films scored by René Sylviano {{1940s-France-film-stub