''Prince Jean'' (french: Le prince Jean) is a 1934 French

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directed by

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and starring

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, Natalie Paley and

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.Slavin p.221 The story had previously been made as a 1928 silent film '' Prince Jean''.

Cast

as Le prince Jean d'Axel * Natalie Paley as Claire d'Arlong *

as Madame de Grivelles * Alexandre Arnaudy as Liétard *

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as Le comte de Wavre *

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as Le baron d'Arnheim *

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as Le prince Léopold d'Arnheim * Gaby Basset as Fernande * Germaine Le Senne as La comtesse d'Osterwick *

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as Le comte d'Osterwick *

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as Le conseiller Keller * Valdini as Le chanteur Italien *

Doumel Louis Alfred Doumet, known by his stage name of Doumel, (born 2 December 1889 in Marseille; died 23 May 1954 in Reillanne) was a French actor and comedian active in the inter-war years. Biography Having moved to Paris thanks to the passion for t ...

as Le garçon de café * Henri Jullien as Monsieur François *

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as Harlingen * Léon Arvel as Le baron Denis *

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* Pierre Marnat * Simone Montalet * Léna Darthès

References

Bibliography

* Slavin, David Henry . ''Colonial Cinema and Imperial France, 1919–1939: White Blind Spots, Male Fantasies, Settler Myths''. JHU Press, 2001.

External links

* 1934 drama films French drama films 1934 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean de Marguenat Remakes of French films Sound film remakes of silent films French films based on plays French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub