''Love Songs'' (French:''L'amour chante'') is a 1930 French-German

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directed by

Robert Florey Robert Florey (14 September 1900 – 16 May 1979) was a French-American director, screenwriter, film journalist and actor. Born as Robert Fuchs in Paris, he became an orphan at an early age and was then raised in Switzerland. In 1920 he worked a ...

and starring

Yolande Laffon Yolande Laffon (1895–1992) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * '' Suzanne'' (1932) * ''Mayerling'' (1936) * '' Beethoven's Great Love'' (1937) * '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1943) * ''Th ...

, Piere Bertin and

Janine Merrey Janine Merrey was a French film actress.Goble p.124 She appeared in more than thirty films. Selected filmography * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * '' The Regiment's Champion'' (1932) * ''If You Wish It'' (1932) * '' A Father Without Knowing It'' (1932) * ...

.Powrie & Rebillard p.25 A separate German-language film '' Rendezvous'' and a Spanish version ''

My Wife's Teacher ''My Wife's Teacher'' (Spanish:''El profesor de mi mujer'', ''El profesor de mi señora'' or ''El amor solfeando'') is a 1930 comedy film directed by Robert Florey, and starring Imperio Argentina.Comas, p. 24 It was made as the Spanish-language ...

'' were also released. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

Julius von Borsody Julius von Borsody (8 April 1892 in Vienna – 18 January 1960, also in Vienna) was an Austrian film architect and one of the most employed set designers in the Austrian and German cinemas of the late silent and early sound film periods. His yo ...

Cast

as Madame Lherminois *

Pierre Bertin Pierre Victor Théophile Bertin (24 October 1891 – 13 May 1984) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948, he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. He was the librettist of the opéra-comique ''La Gageure imprévue ...

as Claude Merlerault *

as Loulou, Darling *

Louis Baron fils Louis Bouchêne, known as Louis Baron, fils (born Paris 24 December 1870, died Dieppe 30 November 1939), was an actor and singer, who took part in many operettas and comédie-musicales, and was in 30 films between 1929 et 1938. He was the son of ...

as Monsieur Lherminois *

Saturnin Fabre Saturnin Fabre (4 April 1884 – 4 October 1961) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''La rafale'' (1920) - comte de Bréchebel * ''Mademoiselle de La Seiglière'' (1921) * '' The Road Is Fine'' (1930) - Le professeur Pique * '' ...

as M, Crispin *

Fernand Gravey Fernand Gravey (25 December 1905 in Ixelles (Belgium) – 2 November 1970 in Paris, France),Death certificate # 8/445/1970 also known as Fernand Gravet in the United States, was the son of actors Georges Mertens and Fernande Depernay, who ap ...

as Armand Petitjean *

Josseline Gaël Josseline Gaël (born Jeannine Augustine Jeanne Blanleuil; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1995) was a French actress who specialised in comedy roles. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Cosette in the 1934 film adaptation of Les Misérable ...

as Simone Crespin *

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as Une mère d'élève * Renée Montel * Nicole de Rouves *

Marcelle Monthil Marcelle Monthil (8 June 1892 – 8 November 1950) was a French film actress. Born Marcelle Madeleine Montalenti in the Principality of Monaco, she died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * '' When Love Is Over'' (1931) * ...

as Mlle. Bouclier * Michéle *

Jim Gérald Jim Gérald (4 July 1889 – 2 July 1958) was a French actor. Gérald was born Gérald Ernest Cuénod in Paris. He died in Paris in 1958. Selected filmography * ''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Un soudard * ''The Imaginary Voyage' ...

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Florelle Florelle (born Odette Élisa Joséphine Marguerite Rousseau, 9 August 1898 – 28 September 1974) was a French soprano singer and actress. She gained fame as Polly Peachum in the French film ''The Threepenny Opera'', after which she had numero ...

References

Bibliography

* Powrie, Phil & Rebillard, Éric. ''Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema''. Edinburgh University Press, 2009.

External links

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