''Say It in French'' is a 1938 American
comedy film
A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...
directed by
Andrew L. Stone
Andrew L. Stone (July 16, 1902 – June 9, 1999) was an Americans, American screenwriter, film director and producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the film ''Julie (1956 film), Julie'' in 1957 and re ...
and written by
Frederick J. Jackson
Frederick J. Jackson, also known professionally as Fred Jackson and Frederick Jackson and under the pseudonym Victor Thorne, (September 21, 1886 – May 22, 1953) was an American author, playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and producer fo ...
. The film stars
Ray Milland,
Olympe Bradna
Antoinette Olympe Bradna (12 August 1920 – 5 November 2012) was a French dancer and actress, who emigrated to the United States where she lived for the rest of her life.
Early years
Bradna was born in a dressing room in the Olympic Theatre in ...
,
Irene Hervey
Irene Hervey (born Beulah Irene Herwick; July 11, 1909December 20, 1998) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over fifty films and numerous television series spanning her five-decade career.
A native of Los Angeles ...
,
Janet Beecher
Janet Beecher (born Janet Meysenberg; October 21, 1884 – August 6, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress.
Early years
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Von Meysenburg, Beecher was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. Her sister was ...
,
Mary Carlisle
Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films.
She starred in more than 60 Holly ...
and
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman.
Early life
Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sou ...
. The film was released on November 28, 1938, by
Paramount Pictures.
Plot
A family with financial problems arranges a wedding between their pro golfer son and a wealthy heiress, however they don't know that the son already got married while playing a tournament in France.
Cast
*
Ray Milland as Richard Carrington, Jr.
*
Olympe Bradna
Antoinette Olympe Bradna (12 August 1920 – 5 November 2012) was a French dancer and actress, who emigrated to the United States where she lived for the rest of her life.
Early years
Bradna was born in a dressing room in the Olympic Theatre in ...
as Julie
*
Irene Hervey
Irene Hervey (born Beulah Irene Herwick; July 11, 1909December 20, 1998) was an American film, stage, and television actress who appeared in over fifty films and numerous television series spanning her five-decade career.
A native of Los Angeles ...
as Auriol Marsden
*
Janet Beecher
Janet Beecher (born Janet Meysenberg; October 21, 1884 – August 6, 1955) was an American stage and screen actress.
Early years
The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Von Meysenburg, Beecher was born in Jefferson City, Missouri. Her sister was ...
as Mrs. Carrington
*
Mary Carlisle
Mary Carlisle (born Gwendolyn Witter; February 3, 1914 – August 1, 2018) was an American actress, singer, and dancer, best known for her roles as a wholesome ingénue in numerous 1930s musical-comedy films.
She starred in more than 60 Holly ...
as Phyllis Carrington
*
Holmes Herbert
Holmes Herbert (born Horace Edward Jenner; 30 July 1882 – 26 December 1956) was an English character actor who appeared in Hollywood films from 1915 to 1952, often as a British gentleman.
Early life
Born Horace Edward Jenner, (some sou ...
as Richard Carrington Sr.
*
Walter Kingsford
Walter Kingsford (born Walter Pearce; 20 September 1882 – 7 February 1958) was an English stage, film and television actor.
Early years
Kingsford was born in Redhill, Surrey, England.
Career
Kingsford began his acting career on the Lo ...
as Hopkins
*
William Collier, Sr. as Howland
*
Erik Rhodes as Irving
*
Mona Barrie
Mona Barrie (born Mona Barlee Smith; 18 December 1909 – 27 June 1964) was an English-born actress, active on stage in Australia before establishing a career in the US, and in Hollywood films.
Career
Born Mona Barlee Smith in London to comedi ...
as Lady Westover
*
G. P. Huntley as Lord Westover
*Gertrude Sutton as Daisy
*Forbes Murray as Dr. Van Gulden
References
External links
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1938 films
Paramount Pictures films
American comedy films
1938 comedy films
Films based on works by Jacques Deval
American films based on plays
Films directed by Andrew L. Stone
Films with screenplays by Frederick J. Jackson
American black-and-white films
1930s English-language films
1930s American films
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