''Love in the Vineyard'' (French: ''Ils sont dans les vignes'') is a 1952 French comedy film directed by

Robert Vernay Robert Vernay (May 30, 1907 in Paris – October 17, 1979 in Paris) was a French director and screenwriter. Career In 1937, Vernay worked as assistant director to Julien Duvivier on ''Pépé le Moko''. In 1944, Vernay directed an adaptation of ...

and starring

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, Lucien Baroux and

Suzanne Dehelly Suzanne Dehelly (1896–1968) was a French film actress.Greco p.189 Selected filmography * ''Graziella'' (1926) - Graziella * '' A Hole in the Wall'' (1930) - La couturière * ''La prison en folie'' (1931) - Cléo d'Argyl * ''Tout s'arrange'' ( ...

.Goble p.413 It was shot on location in the

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Synopsis

The congress of a league against

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is due to be held in the wine-producing

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region. This divides two brothers Pimpin Desbordes, a heavy-drinking merrymaker who organises the winemakers against it, and the puritanical Commissioner Desbordes who backs the initiave. Meanwhile, Rose, the daughter of an

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, falls for the representative of a tonic water brand.

Cast

as Rose Filhol * Lucien Baroux as Le commissaire Desbordes *

as Léontine Desbordes *

Albert Préjean Albert Préjean (27 October 1894 in Paris – 1 November 1979 in Paris) was a French actor, primarily in film. He served in World War I, and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion d'honneur. With Lysiane Rey, he was the ...

as Pimpin Desbordes *

Maurice Régamey Maurice Régamey (1924–2009) was a Polish-born French actor and film director.Rège p.96 Selected filmography * ''The Idiot'' (1946) * ''Maya'' (1949) * '' Cartouche, King of Paris'' (1950) * '' Old Boys of Saint-Loup'' (1950) * ''Lady Paname'' ...

as Pierre Moreau * Fernand Gilbert as Filhol * Jean Daurand as Le deuxième copain *

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as Le brigadier *

Léon Belières Léon Belières (1880–1952) was a French film actor.Goble p.202 Selected filmography * '' Figaro'' (1929) * '' Levy and Company'' (1930) * '' A Hole in the Wall'' (1930) * '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) * ''Atlantis'' (1930) * ''The Mystery of t ...

as Monseigneur * Paul Demange as Le chef de gare * Robert Seller as Le sous-préfet * Christian Lude as Eugène * Paul Bonifas as L'Américain * Henri Marchand as Le premier copain *

René Hell René Hell (1891–1965) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' Special Mission'' (1946) * ''Dilemma of Two Angels'' (1948) * '' After Love'' (1948) * '' Five Red Tulips'' (1949) * '' The Red Angel'' (1949) * '' The Unexpected Voyager'' ...

as Le premier agent * Ernest Varial as L'allumeur *

Raymond Rognoni Raymond Rognoni (Paris, 16 August 1892 – Paris, 26 September 1965) was a French actor and comedian. He worked in the theatre and in film (''Sylvie et le fantôme'', ''Les Enfants du Paradis''), sometimes credited as Rognoni. Biography Rognoni wa ...

as Le curé *

Raymond Cordy Raymond Cordy (9 December 1898 – 23 April 1956) was a French film actor,Youngkin p.466 born Raymond Cordiaux. He appeared in over a hundred and thirty films during his career. Selected filmography * ''Little Lise'' (1930) - Un joueur de billa ...

as Arbaner * Jean Dunot as Tabouret

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955''. Pygmalion, 1989. * 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

* 1952 films French comedy films 1952 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Robert Vernay French black-and-white films 1950s French films Films based on French novels {{1950s-France-film-stub fr:Ils sont dans les vignes