''Sailor's Song'' (French:''Le chant du marin'') is a 1932 French

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directed by

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and starring

Albert Préjean Albert Préjean (; 27 October 1894 – 1 November 1979) was a French actor, primarily in film. He served in World War I, and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour. With Lysiane Rey, he was the father of Patr ...

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and Lolita Benavente.Crisp p.390 The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Georget *

as Marius * Lolita Benavente as Carmen * Sylvette Fillacier as Catherine *

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as Marie * Robert Cuperly as Le matelot *

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as Le cuisinier * Doumbia as L'homme de couleur *

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as Maxe * Franz Maldacea as Zizi *

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as Jeff *

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as Gaspard * Gasquet as Le capitaine * Rene Rufly as L'officier *

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References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Carmine Gallone French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films scored by Georges Van Parys {{1930s-France-film-stub