''Mahlia the Mestiza'' (French: ''Mahlia la métisse'') is a 1943 French

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directed by

Walter Kapps Walter Kapps (September 13, 1907 - February 1, 1975), was a French film director. Partial filmography * 1936 : ''Les Gaietés du palace'' * 1937 : ''Pantins d'amour'' * 1939 : ''Case of Conscience'' * 1942 : ' * 1943 : ''Mahlia la métisse' ...

and starring

Käthe von Nagy Ekaterina Nagy von Cziser, better known by her stage name Käthe von Nagy (4 April 1904 – 20 December 1973), was a Hungarian actress, model, dancer, and singer who worked in the German and French cinema. Early life and education Käthe von Nag ...

, Jean Servais and Georges Paulais.Bock & Bergfelder p.336 The film had a lengthy and troubled production, as it began shooting in 1939 before the outbreak of the

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Cast

as Mahlia - a mixed race woman adopted by a French couple * Jean Servais as Henri de Roussière - the son of Mahlia's adoptive parents * Georges Paulais as Mahlia's father *

Catherine Fonteney Catherine Fonteney (23 June 1879– 29 April 1966) was a French film actress.Goble p.386 Catherine Fonteney was born Marie Alexandrine Catherine Fontaine in Paris and died in Dijon. Selected filmography * '' Romain Kalbris'' (1923) * '' The Sec ...

as Madame de Roussière - Mahlia's adoptive mother * Pierre Magnier as Le docteur Moreuil (Dr. Moreuil) *

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as Sao * Roger Karl as Tchang - a rich and sleezy man who covets Mahlia *

Brigitte Bargès Brigitte is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include: * Brigitte Amm, German rower * Brigitte Bardot (born 1934), a French actress and singer * Brigitte Becue (born 1972), a Belgian breaststroke swimmer * Brigitte Bierlein (bor ...

* Jacques Baumer *

Pierre Labry Pierre Labry (1885–1948) was a French stage and film actor.Capua p.122 He was active in the French film industry between 1920 and 1948, appearing in more than a hundred films. Selected filmography * ''La croisade'' (1920) * ''Gigolette'' (1921 ...

* Philina Loquez * France Mooréa * Olga Pauletti *

Georges Péclet Prosper Désiré "Georges" Péclet (27 July 1897 – 11 January 1974) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. Career Between 1919 and 1957, Péclet played in ninety-five films (including several short films). He was an assistant directo ...

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References

Bibliography

* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books.

External links

* 1943 films French drama films 1943 drama films 1940s French-language films French black-and-white films Films directed by Walter Kapps 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub