''The Flame'' (French: ''La flamme'') is a 1936 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
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro.
Selected filmography
Director
* '' Not So Stupid'' (1928)
* '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929)
* ...
and starring
Line Noro
Line Noro (22 February 1900 – 4 November 1985) was a French stage and film actress.Hayward p.172 During the 1930s she played glamorous, often exotic, women in films such as ''Pépé le Moko''. Between 1945 and 1966 Noro was a member of the Com ...
,
Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 76-year film career, which began in 1912, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, ...
and
Gabriel Signoret
Gabriel Signoret (November 15, 1878 – March 16, 1937, in Paris, France) was a French silent film actor.
He starred in some 70 films between 1910 and 1938.
In 1920 he appeared in Guy du Fresnay's ''Flipotte''.
His brother Jean Signoret (bor ...
. It is based on a play by
Charles Méré
Charles Méré (29 January 1883 – 2 October 1970) was a French film director, screenwriter, and playwright.
Biography
Méré was born in Marseille, France, and was president of the ''Société des Auteurs et Compositeurs Dramatiques'' (Soci ...
.
[Goble p.764] The story had previously been made into a
silent film in 1926.
Cast
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Line Noro
Line Noro (22 February 1900 – 4 November 1985) was a French stage and film actress.Hayward p.172 During the 1930s she played glamorous, often exotic, women in films such as ''Pépé le Moko''. Between 1945 and 1966 Noro was a member of the Com ...
as Cléo d'Aubigny
*
Charles Vanel
Charles-Marie Vanel (21 August 1892 – 15 April 1989) was a French actor and director. During his 76-year film career, which began in 1912, he appeared in more than 200 films and worked with many prominent directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, ...
as Victor Boussat
*
Gabriel Signoret
Gabriel Signoret (November 15, 1878 – March 16, 1937, in Paris, France) was a French silent film actor.
He starred in some 70 films between 1910 and 1938.
In 1920 he appeared in Guy du Fresnay's ''Flipotte''.
His brother Jean Signoret (bor ...
as Lord Sidley
*
Josette Day
Josette Day (Paris, July 31, 1914 – Paris, June 27, 1978) was a French film actress.
Born Josette Noële Andrée Claire Dagory, she began her career as a child actress in 1919 at the age of five. When she was 18, Day was the mistress of Paul M ...
as Hélène de Luyze
*
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 '' Sérà ...
as Edward Sidley
*
Raymond Cordy
Raymond Cordy (9 December 1898 – 23 April 1956) was a French film actor,Youngkin p.466 born Raymond Cordiaux. He appeared in over a hundred and thirty films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''Little Lise'' (1930) - Un joueur de billa ...
as Le gaffeur
*
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 ...
as Fanny
*
Mady Berry
Mady Berry (14 October 1887 – 18 January 1965) was a French stage and film actress.Waldman p.146
Selected filmography
* '' Gloria'' (1931)
* ''All That's Not Worth Love'' (1931)
* '' Moon Over Morocco'' (1931)
* ''The Girl and the Boy'' (1931)
...
as Mme Laure
*
Henri Crémieux
Henri Crémieux (19 July 1896 – 10 May 1980) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1930 and 1980.
Selected filmography
External links
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1896 births
1980 deaths
Male ac ...
as Le détective
*
Paul Demange as Le garçon
*
Blanche Denège
Blanche may refer to:
People
* Blanche (singer), stage name of Belgian singer and songwriter Ellie Delvaux
*Blanche (given name)
* Blanche (surname)
Places Australia
* Blanche Harbor (South Australia), a bay on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula
* ...
as Mme de Luyze
*
Jean Diéner
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 H. de Luyze
*
Toto Grassin as Le barman
*
Claire Gérard
Clair or Claire may refer to:
*Claire (given name), a list of people with the name Claire
*Clair (surname)
Places
Canada
* Clair, New Brunswick, a former village, now part of Haut-Madawaska
* Clair Parish, New Brunswick
* Pointe-Claire, Que ...
as La nourrice
*
Jean Marconi
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 ...
as Le gigolo
*
Alain Michel as Edward enfant
References
Bibliography
* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
External links
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1936 drama films
French drama films
1936 films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by André Berthomieu
French black-and-white films
Remakes of French films
Sound film remakes of silent films
French films based on plays
1930s French films
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