''My Childish Father'' (French: ''Mon gosse de père'') is a 1953 French drama film directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It is based on the 1925 play of the same title by

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which had previously been made into a 1930 film '' My Childish Father''.Goble p.872 The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

A party-minded Parisian architect attempts to try and settle down when he marries a younger wife. However he still finds it impossible to overcome his distaste for hard work and his love of fun. Not even the arrival of his hard-working illegitimate American son can change him/

Cast

as Lucien Landier *

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as Yvonne Calabrier *

as Stanley Percheron * Armand Bernard as Révérend James Holiday * Jacques François as Gérard Morrison *

as Philippine Opposum * Evelyn Nattier * Robert Seller *

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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1953 films 1950s French-language films 1953 drama films French drama films Films directed by Léon Mathot French films based on plays Films set in Paris Remakes of French films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub