''The Beauty of Montparnasse'' (French: ''La belle de Montparnasse'') is a 1937 French

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

Maurice Cammage Maurice Cammage is a French film director and dialoguist, born in 1882 and died on 15 April 1946 in Paris. Filmography * 1932 : '' Vive la classe'' * 1932 : '' Un beau jour de noces'' * 1932 : '' La Terreur de la pampa'' (script and dialogues b ...

and starring

Frédéric Duvallès Frédéric Duvallès (1884–1971) was a French film actor.Hayward p.383 He was often simply credited as Duvallès. Selected filmography * '' The Wonderful Day'' (1932) * ''Companion Wanted'' (1932) * '' Dora Nelson'' (1935) * '' The King'' (1936 ...

Jeanne Aubert Jeanne Aubert (born Jeanne Perrinot, February 21, 1900 – March 6, 1988) was a French singer and actress. Biography Aubert was born in Paris, France, to a single mother, Augustine Marguerite Perrinot, who pushed her daughter into a career in ...

and

Colette Darfeuil Colette Darfeuil (born Emma Henriette Augustine Floquet, 7 February 1906 – 15 October 1998) was a French actress whose film career began at age 14 in 1920 and continued through the early 1950s. Darfeuil made her screen debut in at age 14 ...

. Crisp p.409 The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert Dumesnil The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...

Cast

as Monsieur Pontbichot *

as Claire *

as Hélène *

Paul Pauley Paul Pauley (1886–1938) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.39 Selected filmography * ''Count Kostia'' (1925) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' Black and White'' (1931) * '' Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''Étienne'' (1933) * '' ...

as Grésillon *

Monique Rolland Monique Rolland (1913–1999) was a French film actress. She appeared in the 1932 film ''Narcotics''.Youngkin p.465 Selected filmography * ''Narcotics'' (1932) * ''The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * ''Paris-Deauville'' (1934) * ''The Midnight Prin ...

as Jeanne *

André Bervil André Bervil (1905–1972) was a French stage and film actor.Bessy p.192 He was married to the actress Suzanne Grey, and was son-in-law of Denise Grey. Selected filmography * ''My Little Marquise'' (1937) * ''Happy Days'' (1941) * ''Bolero'' (1 ...

as Raphaël *

Enrico Glori Enrico is both an Italian masculine given name and a surname, Enrico means homeowner, or king, derived from ''Heinrich'' of Germanic origin. It is also a given name in Ladino. Equivalents in other languages are Henry (English), Henri ( French), ...

as Ernesto *

Gaston Dupray Gaston Dupray (8 June 1886 – 12 December 1976) was a Belgian film actor. Dupray was born Gaston Joseph Dopère in Schaerbeek and died in 1976 in Ixelles. Dupray spent most of his film career working in French cinema. Selected filmography * ''A ...

as Le secrétaire *

Myno Burney Myno Burney (1907–1996) was a Swiss film actress.Goble p.478 Partial filmography * ''The Callbox Mystery'' (1932) - Paul Grayle * ''The New Hotel'' (1932) * ''Le petit écart'' (1932) * ''La dame de chez Maxim's'' (1933) * ''Le client du numér ...

as Rosalie *

Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' ( ...

as Coquelet * Nicole Ray as Lily *

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 Madame Pontbichot *

Pierre Palau Pierre Palau (13 August 1883 – 3 December 1966), often known simply as Palau, was a French actor. Palau was born Pierre Palau del Vitri in Paris and died at age 83 in Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine, France. Partial filmography * '' When Do You Commi ...

as Le baron Fléchard

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939''. Pygmalion, 1986. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1937 films French comedy films 1937 comedy films 1930s French-language films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films directed by Maurice Cammage {{1930s-France-film-stub