''Monsieur Albert'' is a 1932 French

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directed by

Karl Anton Karl Anton or Karel Anton (25 October 1898 12 April 1979) was a Bohemian-born German film director, screenwriter and film producer. Biography He was born in Prague on 25 October 1898. His father Wilhelm Anton (1861–1918) was a physician. An ...

and starring

Noël-Noël Noël-Noël (born Lucien Noël, 9 August 1897 – 5 October 1989) was a French actor and screenwriter. Partial filmography * ''La prison en folie'' (1931) - Yves Larsac * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) - Léon Mirol * '' Mistigri ...

, Betty Stockfeld and Marcel Barencey.Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. p. 167. It was produced by the French subsidiary of

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at the

Joinville Studios The Joinville Studios were a film studio in Paris which operated between 1910 and 1987. They were one of the leading French studios, with major companies such as Pathé and Gaumont making films there. A second studio was added to the original ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Henri Ménessier Henri Ménessier (1 October 1882 – 1948) was a French artist and art director.Stephens p.212 Selected filmography * ''The Virtuous Model'' (1919) * ''The Orchid Dancer'' (1928) * ''The Pure Truth'' (1931) * ''Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * '' Dora ...

Cast

as Monsieur Albert * Betty Stockfeld as Sylvia Robertson * Marcel Barencey as Octave * Charles Carson as Mr. Robertson *

Edwige Feuillère Edwige Feuillère (born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti; October 29, 1907 – November 13, 1998) was a French stage and film actress. Biography She was born Edwige Louise Caroline Cunatti to an Italian architect father and an Alsace-born mo ...

as La comptesse Peggy Riccardi *

Vera Baranovskaya Vera Vsevolodovna Baranovskaya (russian: Вера Всеволодовна Барановская; 1885 – 7 December 1935) was a Russian Empire and Soviet actress. She performed in more than twenty films between 1916 and 1935. Biography Barano ...

as La duchesse *

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 Le roi *

René Donnio René Donnio (29 August 1889 – 2 January 1934) was a French film actor.Goble p.307 Selected filmography * '' Tillers of the Soil'' (1923) * '' The Crew'' (1928) * ''Cagliostro'' (1929) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' (1932) * ''Monsieur Albert'' (193 ...

as William *

Jean Mercanton Jean Mercanton (20 May 1920 – 4 November 1947) was a French film actor.Goble p.106 Mercanton began his career as a child actor, making his film debut in the year of his birth. Selected filmography * '' Miarka'' (1920) * '' The Two Boys'' (1924) ...

as Le groom *

Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' ( ...

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*Suzette O'Nil * Hubert Daix * Westenholz * Armand Dranem *Charlotte Martens *Martine de Breteuil *Inka Krymer

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* French comedy films 1932 comedy films Films directed by Karl Anton French multilingual films Sound film remakes of silent films Films set in hotels Films set in restaurants Films shot at Joinville Studios French black-and-white films 1932 multilingual films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub

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