''Madame Angot's Daughter'' (French: ''La fille de Madame Angot'') is a 1935 French

musical comedy film Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serve merely as breaks ...

directed by Jean Bernard-Derosne and starring André Baugé, Jean Aquistapace and Raymond Cordy.Goble p.84 It also featured early screen appearances by

Arletty Léonie Marie Julie Bathiat (15 May 1898 – 23 July 1992), known professionally as Arletty, was a French actress, singer, and fashion model. As an actress she is particularly known for classics directed by Marcel Carné, including '' Hotel du N ...

and

Madeleine Robinson Madeleine Robinson (born Madeleine Svoboda; 5 November 1917 – 1 August 2004) was a French actress. She was born to a French mother and Czech father near Paris. She was orphaned at the age of 14, and worked to support herself and her two younge ...

. It is based on the 1872

comic opera Comic opera, sometimes known as light opera, is a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending and often including spoken dialogue. Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy. By the 1730s, a ne ...

'' Madame Angot's Daughter''. The film's sets were designed by the

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Jean Douarinou.

Cast

* André Baugé as Ange Pitou * Moniquella as Clairette Angot * Jean Aquistapace as Larivaudière * Raymond Cordy as Louchard *

Madeleine Guitty Madeleine Guitty (5 June 1870 – 12 April 1936) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.93 Selected filmography * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922) * '' Madame Sans-Gêne'' (1925) * ''Montmartre'' (1925) * '' 600,000 Francs a Month'' (1926) ...

as Amaranthe *

as Ducoudray * Danièle Brégis as Mademoiselle Lange *

Robert Arnoux Robert Raymond Arnoux (23 October 1899, in Lille – 13 March 1964, in Paris) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Hantise'' (1922) * ''Napoléon (1927 film), Napoléon'' (1927) - Un conventionnel (uncredited) * ''Rive gauche'' (1931) ...

as Pomponnet - Un coiffeur * Henri Marchand as Antonin *

William Aguet William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

as Trénitz * Raymond Rognoni as Cadet *

Georges Colin Georges Colin (10 March 1880 – 14 January 1945) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' The Kiddies in the Ruins'' (1918) * '' The Prosecutor Hallers'' (1930) * '' The Train of Suicides'' (1931) * '' The Eaglet'' (1931) * '' End of the ...

as Jérôme * Sinoël as Le maire * Pierre Labry as Buteux *

Odette Talazac Odette Talazac (1883–1948) was a French film actress.Capua p.129 Talazac was the daughter of tenor Jean-Alexandre Talazac and his wife, the soprano Hélène Fauvelle. She began her career singing in music halls before turning to the theater an ...

as Cydalise *

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 Thérèse * Marcelle Sarret as Babet *

Nane Germon Nane Germon (1909–2001) was a French television and film actress.Goble p.330 Selected filmography * ''Coup de feu à l'aube'' (1932) * '' A Weak Woman'' (1933) * ''Le rayon des amours'' (1933) - Nicole * ''Les aventures du roi Pausole'' (1933) ...

as Hersilie * Pierre-Louis as L'amoureux *

as L'amoureuse

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1935 films 1935 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films based on operas 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub fr:La Fille de madame Angot (film)