''Simone'' is a 1926 French silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by Donatien and starring Lucienne Legrand,

Jeanne Kervich Jeanne may refer to: Places * Jeanne (crater), on Venus People * Jeanne (given name) * Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc, 1412–1431) * Joanna of Flanders (1295–1374) * Joan, Duchess of Brittany (1319–1384) * Ruth Stuber Jeanne (1910–2004), Ameri ...

and

Jean Dehelly Jean may refer to: People * Jean (female given name) * Jean (male given name) * Jean (surname) Fictional characters * Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character * Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations * Jea ...

.Goble p.954 It is based on a play by

Eugène Brieux Eugène Brieux (; 19 January 18586 December 1932), French dramatist, was born in Paris of poor parents. Biography Works A one-act play, ''Bernard Palissy'', written in collaboration with M. Gaston Salandri, was produced in 1879, but he h ...

, which had previously been turned into a 1918 silent film of the same name.

Cast

* Lucienne Legrand as Simone de Sergeac *

as Hermance *

as Michel Mignier *

Claude France Claude France (March 9, 1893 – January 3, 1928) born in Emden, Germany; was a German-born French actress. She was born Jane Joséphine Anna Françoise Wittig. She was discovered by Leon Gaumont who was impressed with her beauty. She had worked ...

as Mme de Sergeac * Donatien as M. de Sergeac *

Maxime Desjardins Maxime Desjardins (1861–1936) was a French stage actor and film actor of the silent and early sound era. Fleischer p.66 He was a member of the Comédie-Française. Selected filmography * '' The Eaglet'' (1913) * '' Patrie'' (1917) * ''J'accuse ...

as M. de Lorcy * Georges de La Noë as Le père de Michel *

Josseline Gaël Josseline Gaël (born Jeannine Augustine Jeanne Blanleuil; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1995) was a French actress who specialised in comedy roles. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Cosette in the 1934 film adaptation of Les Misérable ...

as Simone enfant * Jean Lorette as M. de Naugeac *

Émilien Richard Émilien is a French masculine given name and may refer to: * Émilien of Nantes (died c. 725), French religious leader canonized as a saint * Émilien Allard (1915–1977), Canadian carillonneur, pianist, clarinetist, and composer *Émilien Am ...

as L'avocat *

Lionel Salem Lionel Salem (born 5 March 1937, Paris) is a French theoretical chemist, former research director at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), retired since 1999. He is a member of the International Academy of Quantum Molecular Scie ...

as Le notaire

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1926 films French drama films 1926 drama films French silent films Remakes of French films French films based on plays French black-and-white films Films directed by Émile-Bernard Donatien Silent drama films 1920s French films 1920s French-language films {{1920s-France-film-stub