''Lights of Paris'' (French: ''Lumières de Paris'') is a 1938 French
musical
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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 film
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directed by
Richard Pottier Richard Pottier (6 June 1906, Graz – 2 November 1994, Le Plessis-Bouchard) was an Austrian-born French film director. He was born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire as Ernst Deutsch.
Selected filmography
* ''A Rare Bird'' (1935)
* ''Fanfare of Love' ...
and 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. ...
,
Michèle Alfa
Michèle Alfa (born Joséphine Blanche Alfreda Bassignot; August 20, 1911 – August 24, 1987) was a French stage and film actress. After appearing mainly in supporting roles during the 1930s she starred in a number of films during the 1940s.
D ...
and
Raymond Cordy.
[Rège p.836]
It was shot at
Pathé
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's
Joinville Studios
The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there.
A second studio was added to the original ...
in
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Andrej Andrejew
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*Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman
*An ...
.
Synopsis
A celebrated singer in
Paris
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meets a young woman and courts her by pretending to be a
driving instructor
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.
Cast
*
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. ...
as Carlo Ferrari
*
Michèle Alfa
Michèle Alfa (born Joséphine Blanche Alfreda Bassignot; August 20, 1911 – August 24, 1987) was a French stage and film actress. After appearing mainly in supporting roles during the 1930s she starred in a number of films during the 1940s.
D ...
as Renée
*
Raymond Cordy as Toto
*
Marie Bizet
Marie Bizet (1905–1998) was a French actress and singer.Paskins p.66
Selected filmography
* ''Lights of Paris'' (1938)
* ''Sing Anyway'' (1940)
* ''False Identity'' (1947)
* '' The Three Cousins'' (1947)
* ''I due derelitti
''I Due derelitt ...
as Yvonne
*
Georges Flateau Georges may refer to:
Places
*Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
*Georges Quay (Dublin)
* Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
* Georges (name)
* ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas
* "Georges" (song), a 19 ...
as Joe Parker
*
Félix Oudart
Félix Charles Oudart (1881–1956) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.452
Selected filmography
* '' Crainquebille'' (1922)
* ''Abduct Me'' (1932)
* '' Toto'' (1933)
* '' George and Georgette'' (1934)
* '' A Day Will Come'' (1934)
* '' Mer ...
as Le directeur de casino
*
Conchita Montenegro
Conchita Montenegro (born Concepción Andrés Picado; September 11, 1911 – April 22, 2007) was a Spanish model, dancer, stage and screen actress. She was educated in a convent in Madrid.
Multitalented
Montenegro first worked professionally ...
as Pénélopeia - la danseuse
*
Moïse Simons as Pianiste
*
Fred Pasquali
Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director.
Theatre
Comedian
* 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier
* 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde Gé ...
as Beaurivage
*
Guy Sloux
Guy or GUY may refer to:
Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
* That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart
Places
* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
* Guy, Indiana, US, an unin ...
as Le manager
*
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 Is ...
as Le vendeur de postes
*
Doumel Louis Alfred Doumet, known by his stage name of Doumel, (born 2 December 1889 in Marseille; died 23 May 1954 in Reillanne) was a French actor and comedian active in the inter-war years.
Biography
Having moved to Paris thanks to the passion for t ...
as Le manager
*
Raymond Bussières
Raymond Bussières (3 November 1907 – 29 April 1982) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 160 films between 1933 and 1982. He was born in Ivry-la-Bataille and died in Paris. He is buried in Marchenoir. He was married to the ac ...
*
Irène Corday
*
Claire Gérard
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*Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire
* Clair (surname)
Places
Canada
* Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska
* Clair Parish, New Brunswick
* Pointe-Claire, Q ...
*
Liliane Lesaffre
Liliane is a given name for women, most often used where French language, French is spoken, a variant of Lillian (name), Lillian and Lily, associated with the flower name Lily, genus Lilium.
People with this name
*Liliane Ackermann (1938–2007), ...
*
Franck Maurice Franck can refer to:
People
* Franck (name)
Other
* Franck (company), Croatian coffee and snacks company
* Franck (crater), Lunar crater named after James Franck
See also
* Franc (disambiguation)
* Franks
* Frank (disambiguation)
* Frankie ...
*
Émile Riandreys
References
Bibliography
* Rège, Philippe . ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
*
1938 films
1938 musical comedy films
French musical comedy films
1938 comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Richard Pottier
Films shot at Joinville Studios
Films set in Paris
1930s French films
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