''The Blue Veil'' (French: ''Le voile bleu'') is a 1942 French

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 ...

directed by

Jean Stelli Jean Stelli (6 December 1894 in Lille – 2 February 1975 in Grasse) was a French screenwriter and film director. Selected filmography * ''The Hurricane on the Mountain'' (1922) * '' Gibraltar'' (1938) * '' Cristobal's Gold'' (1940) * '' The Blue ...

and starring

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

Elvire Popesco Elvira Popescu (; in French, Elvire Popesco; 10 May 1894 – 11 December 1993) was a Romanian-French stage and film actress and theatre director. During the 1930s and 1940s, she starred in a number of French comedy films. Life and career ...

and

André Alerme André Alerme (9 September 1877 – 31 January 1960) was a French actor. Alerme was born Marie André Alerme in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and died at the age of 82 in Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France. Selected filmography * ''Black and W ...

.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 The film was remade in 1951.

Cast

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

as Louise Jarraud *

as Mona Lorenza *

as Ernest Volnar-Bussel *

Fernand Charpin Fernand Charpin (30 May 1887 – 6 November 1944) was a French actor. He is known for his role as Honoré Panisse in Marcel Pagnol's Marseille trilogy, beginning with '' Marius'' in 1931. Selected filmography * '' Marius'' (1931) * ''Fanny'' ( ...

as Émile Perrette *

Aimé Clariond Aimé Clariond (10 May 1894 – 31 December 1959) was a French stage and film actor. Clariond was born in Périgueux, Dordogne, France and died in Paris. Selected filmography * '' The Brothers Karamazov'' (1931) - Ivan Karamazoff * ''Amour ...

as Le juge d'instruction *

Pierre Larquey Pierre Larquey (10 July 1884 – 17 April 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 200 films between 1913 and 1962. Born in Cénac, Gironde, France, he died in Maisons-Laffitte at the age of 77. Selected filmography * ''Patr ...

as Antoine Lancelot *

Marcelle Géniat Marcelle Géniat (1881-1959) was a French film actress.Goble p. 121 She was born Eugénie Pauline Martin in St. Petersburg, Russia, to French parents. Partial filmography * ''Le retour du passé'' (1916) * ''L'imprévu'' (1917) - Hélène Rave ...

as Madame Breuilly *

Georges Grey Georges Grey, born Georges-Jean-Joseph Gacon (1911–1954) was a French actor. In 1948 he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. Biography He studied engineering at university, before going to the Cavalry School of Saumur. ...

as Gérard Volnar-Bussel *

Jeanne Fusier-Gir Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442 Selected filmography * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (192 ...

as Mademoiselle Eugénie *

Renée Devillers Renée Devillers (1902–2000) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.328 Selected filmography * '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''The Man of the Hour'' (1937) * ''J'accuse!'' (1938) * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' Roger la Honte'' ...

as Madame Forneret *

Denise Grey Denise Grey (born Édouardine Verthuy; 17 September 1896 – 13 January 1996) was an Italian-born actress who became a naturalized French citizen. Biography Édouardine Grey was born in Châtillon in the Aosta Valley of north-west Italy, clo ...

as Madame Volnar-Bussel *

Francine Bessy :''This is a disambiguation page for the common name Francine.'' Francine is a female given name. The name is of French origin. The name Francine was most popular in France itself during the 1940s (Besnard & Desplanques 2003), and was well used in ...

as La jeune danseuse *

Jean Clarieux Jean Clarieux (April 3, 1911 – February 11, 1970) was a French film and television actor. Generally a supporting actor appearing in smaller parts, he played a more substantial role in René Clément's 1946 resistance film ''The Battle of the R ...

as Henri Forneret *

Pierre Jourdan Pierre Jourdan (21 September 1932 – 16 August 2007) born Pierre Gendre in Cannes, was an actor and director. Honours * CableACE Awards, 1987 Filmography As director * 1968: ''Phèdre'' * 1972: '' Le Trouvère'' * 1972: '' Un danseur: Rudolph ...

as Dominique *

Camille Bert Camille Bert (1880–1970) was a French actor. Born Camille Léon Louis Bertrand in Orléans, he died in Paris in 1970. Selected filmography * ''Le secret de Rosette Lambert'' (1920) * ''The Thruster'' (1924) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1926) * ' ...

as Le médecin *

Noël Roquevert Noël Roquevert (born Noël Louis Raymond Bénévent; 18 December 1892 – 6 November 1973) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1932 and 1972. Roquevert was born in Doué-la-Fontaine and was married ...

as L'inspecteur Duval *

Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' M ...

as L'imprésario de Mona Lorenza * Jean Bobillot as Julien * Mona Dol as L'infirmière-chef *

Camille Guérini Camille Guérini (1900–1963) was a French film and television actor.Biggs p.158 Selected filmography * ''La Chanson du souvenir'' (1937) - Veit, l'ordonnance * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) - d'Aubigny * ''Les ailes blanches'' (1943) - (uncredite ...

as d'Aubigny *

Marthe Mellot Marthe Mellot (16 February 1870 - 13 August 1947) was a French film actress. Marthe Mellot was born in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre, France, and died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Feu Mathias Pascal'' (1925) * '' The Red Robe'' (1933) * ...

as Une commère * Primerose Perret as Georgette Volnar-Bucel *

Michel de Bonnay Michel may refer to: * Michel (name), a given name or surname of French origin (and list of people with the name) * Míchel (nickname), a nickname (a list of people with the nickname, mainly Spanish footballers) * Míchel (footballer, born 1963), ...

as Pierre Breuilly * Monique Bourdette as Une petite fille *

Pierre Brulé 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 petit garçon *

Jean Fay 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 * J ...

as L'imprésario étranger *

Raymonde La Fontan Raymonde is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Raymonde Allain (1912–2008), French model and actress *Raymonde April, OC (born 1953), Canadian contemporary artist, photographer and academic * Raymonde Arsen née Vital, servant ...

as Lotte Lorenza *

Odette Barencey Odette Barencey (20 August 1893 – 4 March 1981) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1927 and 1958. She was married to the actor Marcel Barencey. Selected filmography * '' My Childish Father'' (1930) * '' ...

as Une commère *

Paul Barge Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chr ...

Liliane Bert Liliane Bert (1922-2015) was a French film and television actress.Hayward p.146 Selected filmography * '' The Blue Veil'' (1942) * '' We Are Not Married'' (1946) * '' Colonel Durand'' (1948) * '' Sergil and the Dictator'' (1948) * '' The Heroic ...

* Paul Demange as Pons *

Michel François Joseph-Michel François was a colonel in the Haitian army. As Haiti Chief of National Police he participated in the 1991 Haitian coup d'état, which overthrew Haiti's elected president, Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Former Haitian President candidate ...

Marcelle Monthil Marcelle Monthil (8 June 1892 – 8 November 1950) was a French film actress. Born Marcelle Madeleine Montalenti in the Principality of Monaco, she died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * '' When Love Is Over'' (1931) * ...

as Une commère *

Noëlle Norman Noëlle Norman (January 7, 1921 – January 11, 1985) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than thirty films including '' On demande un assassin'' (1949).Goble p.452 Selected filmography * '' Immediate Call'' (1939) * ''Grandfather'' ( ...

as Madame Berger, la directrice du bureau de placement * Jacques Ory as Un jeune garçon *

Julienne Paroli Julienne Paroli (1 August 1882 – 26 September 1959) was a French film actress.Buache p.164 Selected filmography * ''Montmartre'' (1931) - Mme Esther (uncredited) * ''Women's Club'' (1936) - La mère à la gare * ''Belle étoile'' (1938) - (un ...

as La concierge

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1942 films French drama films 1942 drama films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jean Stelli Films set in 1914 French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub