''The Call of Life'' (french: L'appel de la vie) is a 1937 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-g ...

directed by

Georges Neveux Georges Neveux (1900–1982) was a French people, French dramatist and poet. Neveux's first notable work was the play ''Juliette ou la clé des songes (Juliet or the key to dreams)'', written in 1927 and produced in 1930. It became the basis o ...

and starring

Victor Francen Victor Francen (born Victor Franssens, 5 August 1888 – 18 November 1977) was a Belgian-born actor with a long career in French cinema and in Hollywood. Biography Francen was born in 1888 in Tienen, the son of a chief of police. According ...

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'' ( ...

, and

Daniel Lecourtois Daniel Lecourtois (25 January 1902 – 16 January 1985) was a French film actor.Hayward p.250 He appeared in more than sixty films and television series during his career. In his later career he often played authority figures. Partial filmography ...

. It is a

French-language French ( or ) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. It descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire, as did all Romance languages. French evolved from Gallo-Romance, the Latin spoken in Gaul, and more specifically in Nor ...

film made in

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

by the German studio

UFA Ufa ( ba, Өфө , Öfö; russian: Уфа́, r=Ufá, p=ʊˈfa) is the largest city and capital of Bashkortostan, Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Belaya and Ufa rivers, in the centre-north of Bashkortostan, on hills forming the ...

and released in France by the company's subsidiary

L'Alliance Cinématographique Européenne ''The Wedding Ring'' (french: L'Alliance) is a 1971 French mystery film directed by Christian de Chalonge and starring Anna Karina. Cast * Anna Karina as Jeanne * Jean-Claude Carrière as Hugues * Isabelle Sadoyan as Hélène * Tsilla Chelton ...

Cast

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* 1937 films German drama films 1937 drama films 1930s French-language films UFA GmbH films German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub