''Nightclub Hostess'' (French title: ''L'Entraîneuse'') is a 1940 French language motion picture drama directed by
Albert Valentin
Albert Valentin (1908–1968) was a Belgian screenwriter and film director.
Selected filmography
* ''Song of Farewell'' (1934)
* ''Stradivarius'' (1935)
* ''The Strange Monsieur Victor'' (1938)
* ''Marie-Martine'' (1943)
* ''The Secret of Monte Cr ...
. The screenplay was written by
Charles Spaak
Charles Spaak (25 May 1903 – 4 March 1975) was a Belgian screenwriter who was noted particularly for his work in the French cinema during the 1930s. He was the son of the dramatist and poet Paul Spaak, the brother of the politician Paul-Henri S ...
. The film stars
Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan (; née Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered to have been one of the g ...
,
Gilbert Gil
Gilbert Gil (September 9, 1913 – August 25, 1988) was a French film actor. He also directed a single film '' Criminal Brigade'' in 1947.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.47
Partial filmography
* ''Mayerling'' (1936) - Un étudiant (uncredited)
* ''Les gr ...
,
Gisèle Préville
Gisèle Préville (1918–2006) was a French film actress and beauty contestant. She entered the film industry after being crowned Miss Paris in 1934 and Miss France in 1935. While she mainly featured in French films, she also starred in the Brit ...
,
Jeanne Lion
Jeanne Lion, or Jeanne Léonnec, (17 August 1876 – 24 December 1956) was a French stage and film actress.
Filmography
* 1926 : '' Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs'' as the servant
* 1933 : ''Pas besoin d'argent''
* 1934 : '' La Flambée''
...
and
Fréhel
Fréhel (; born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress.
Biography
Born in Paris to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sordid ...
.
It tells the story of a hostess/call-girl who falls in love with a rich friend, whose father had tried to pick her up at the club.
Cast
*Michèle Morgan as Suzy
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Gilbert Gil
Gilbert Gil (September 9, 1913 – August 25, 1988) was a French film actor. He also directed a single film '' Criminal Brigade'' in 1947.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.47
Partial filmography
* ''Mayerling'' (1936) - Un étudiant (uncredited)
* ''Les gr ...
as Pierre Noblet
*
Andrex
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The brand Andre ...
as Marcel
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Gisèle Préville
Gisèle Préville (1918–2006) was a French film actress and beauty contestant. She entered the film industry after being crowned Miss Paris in 1934 and Miss France in 1935. While she mainly featured in French films, she also starred in the Brit ...
as Lucienne Noblet
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Arthur Devère
Arthur Devère (24 June 1883 – 23 September 1961) was a Belgian film actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1913 and 1956.
Selected filmography
* ''L'agent Rigolo et son chien policier'' (1913)
* ''Flup chasseur'' (1920)
* ''L ...
as Raymond, le domestique
*
Georges Lannes
Georges Lannes (27 October 1895 – 8 July 1983) was a French film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during his career including '' André Cornélis'' (1927).Goble p.50
Selected filmography
* '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922)
* '' ...
as Philippe de Lormel
*
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 Saint-Leu
*
Jeanne Lion
Jeanne Lion, or Jeanne Léonnec, (17 August 1876 – 24 December 1956) was a French stage and film actress.
Filmography
* 1926 : '' Jim la houlette, roi des voleurs'' as the servant
* 1933 : ''Pas besoin d'argent''
* 1934 : '' La Flambée''
...
as Tante Louise
*
René Génin
René Génin (25 January 1890 – 24 October 1967) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 130 films between 1931 and 1965.
Selected filmography
* ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936)
* ''27 Rue de la Paix'' (1936)
* ''Nights ...
as Le vieux professeur
*
François Périer
François Périer (born François Pillu; 10 November 1919 – 29 June 2002), was a French actor renowned for his expressiveness and diversity of roles.
He made over 110 film and TV appearances between 1938 and 1996, with notable excursion into ...
as Jean
*
Jimmy Gaillard
Jimmy Gaillard (1916–1985) was a French actor.Flitterman-Lewis p.158 He began his film career in 1924 as a child actor.
Selected filmography
* '' Peach Skin'' (1929)
* ''Heart of Paris'' (1932)
* ''Whirlwind of Paris'' (1939)
* ''Nightclub Host ...
as André
*
Monique Joyce
Monique Joyce (1912–1994) was a French model, singer and actress.Burch & Sellier p.157 She began her career appearing in Opéra comique. After winning the Mademoiselle Paris contest in March 1933 she received greater public attention and made ...
as Florence
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Fréhel
Fréhel (; born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress.
Biography
Born in Paris to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sordid ...
as La chanteuse
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Félicien Tramel
Félicien Tramel, often known simply as Tramel, (1880–1948) was a French film actor.Goble p.113
Selected filmography
* '' The Crystal Submarine'' (1927)
* '' The Porter from Maxim's'' (1933)
* '' The Mondesir Heir'' (1940)
* ''The Inevitable Mo ...
as Monsieur Noblet
References
External links
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''L'Entraîneuse''at DvdToile
1940 films
1940 drama films
French drama films
Films set in Paris
1940s French-language films
French black-and-white films
UFA GmbH films
1940s French films
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