''The Drunkard'' (French: ''La pocharde'') is a 1937 French

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directed by

Jean-Louis Bouquet Jean-Louis Bouquet (1900–1978) was a French screenwriter.Grieveson & Kramer p.352 He also edited and directed some films. Selected filmography * '' The City Destroyed'' (1924) * '' Mandrin'' (1924) * ''Temptation'' (1929) * ''The Drunkard'' (1 ...

and

Jean Kemm Jean Kemm (15 May 1874–1939) was a French stage and theater actor and film director. Kemm was born Jules Adolphe Félix Bécheret in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris and died in Paris in 1939. Selected filmography * '' André Cornélis'' (1 ...

and starring

Germaine Rouer Germaine Rouer (1897–1994) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.311 She was a member of the Comédie-Française. Selected filmography * ''Les Vampires'' (1916) * ''The Earth'' (1921) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1923) * '' The Flame'' (1926 ...

Jean Debucourt Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Little Thing'' (1923) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''Madame Récami ...

and

Jacqueline Daix Jacqueline Daix (1914–1982) was a French film actress.Goble p.1 Selected filmography * ''The Man with a Broken Ear'' (1934) * '' A Day Will Come'' (1934) * ''Merchant of Love'' (1935) * '' The Pont-Biquet Family'' (1935) * ''The Drunkard'' (193 ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Claude Bouxin Claude Bouxin (17 February 1907 – 23 February 1997) was a French art director.Soister p.280 He designed the film sets for over ninety productions. Selected filmography * '' Roger la Honte'' (1933) * '' The Lady of Lebanon'' (1934) * ''Fanatisme ...

. It is based on the 1898 novel of the same title by

Jules Mary Jules Mary (March 20, 1851 – July 27, 1922) was a French novelist. His melodramas were traditionally popular subjects for adaptation by filmmakers, and his best-known work '' Roger la Honte'' has been made into films five times.Goble p.311 Sele ...

which was remade in 1953.Goble p.911

Cast

as Charlotte Lamarche *

as Le docteur Marignan *

as Claire Lamarche *

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as Louise Lamarche *

Bernard Lancret Bernard Lancret (4 September 1912 – 5 September 1983) was a French film actor. He appeared in over thirty films between 1935 and 1956 in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer Franz Schubert in the 1940 film '' Sér� ...

as Gauthier Marignan *

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as Berthelin *

Robert Pizani Robert Pizani (26 April 1896 – 17 June 1965) was a French stage and film actor whose 45-year career encompassed leading roles in numerous plays, revues and operettas as well as dozens of films. In operetta Pizani's roles in operetta and musical ...

as Moëb *

Fred Poulin Fred may refer to: People * Fred (name), including a list of people and characters with the name Mononym * Fred (cartoonist) (1931–2013), pen name of Fred Othon Aristidès, French * Fred (footballer, born 1949) (1949–2022), Frederico Rodr ...

as L'avocat général *

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as Mademoiselle Poupette *

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* Paul Escoffier *

Ginette Leclerc Ginette Leclerc (born Geneviève Lucie Menut; February 9, 1912 – January 2, 1992) was a French film actress. She appeared in nearly 90 films between 1932 and 1978. Her last TV appearance was in 1981. She was born in Ile-de-France, France ...

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* Georges Paulais *

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References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1937 films 1937 drama films French drama films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean-Louis Bouquet Films directed by Jean Kemm Films scored by Maurice Yvain French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub