''Quadrille'' is a 1938 French

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directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry,

Gaby Morlay Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.

and

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.The A to Z of French Cinema p.197 It was shot at the

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and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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. The title refers to the

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, a dance in which the participants keep changing partners. It was later remade as a film of the same title by

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Synopsis

the arrival of an American

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upsets the routine of a French

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and his two female companions.

Cast

* Sacha Guitry as Philippe de Morannes *

Gaby Morlay Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.

as Paulette Nanteuil *

as Claudine André * Georges Grey as Carl Erickson *

Pauline Carton Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * ''Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * '' ...

as La femme de chambre de l'hôtel * Jacques Vitry as Le docteur * Louis Baldy as Durmel * Julien Rivière as Le maître d'hôtel * Louis Vonelly as Le chef de réception * Paul Alex as Le concierge * Marc Hélin as Un chasseur *

Pierre Huchet Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

as Un valet de chambre * Georges Lemaire as Le régisseur * Marie-Claire Pissaro as Une femme de chambre * Clary Monthal as Une habilleuse *

Marguerite Templey Marguerite Templey (1880–1944) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.113 Selected filmography * '' The Beautiful Adventure'' (1932) * '' L'Épervier'' (1933) * ''Night in May'' (1934) * '' The Secret of Woronzeff'' (1935) * ''The New Tes ...

as Madame de Germond *

Adolphe Borchard Adolphe Borchard (1882–1967) was a French pianist and composer who worked on a number of film scores during the 1930s and 1940s including large-budget films such as ''Ultimatum (1938 film), Ultimatum'' (1938). He has several music students. The ...

as Lui-même dans le générique *

Robert Lefebvre Robert Lefebvre (1907–1989) was a French cinematographer. Selected filmography * '' The Polish Jew'' (1931) * '' His Best Client'' (1932) * ''Tossing Ship'' (1932) * '' Nicole and Her Virtue'' (1932) * ''Le Roi des Champs-Élysées'' (1934) * ...

as Lui-même dans le générique *

Ray Ventura Raymond Ventura (16 April 1908, Paris, France – 29 March 1979, Palma de Mallorca, Spain) was a French jazz pianist and bandleader. He helped popularize jazz in France in the 1930s. His nephew was singer Sacha Distel. Career Ventura was born to ...

as himself

References

Bibliography

* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1938 films French comedy films 1938 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Sacha Guitry Films set in Paris Films shot in Paris Films shot at Joinville Studios French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub