''The Guardian Angel'' (French: ''L'ange gardien'') is a 1942 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
Jacques de Casembroot
Jacques de Casembroot (1903–1988) was a Belgian film director and screenwriter who settled and worked in France.Rège p.186 Which much of his work was in the documentary field, he also directed or scripted several feature films
A feature ...
and starring
Lucien Baroux
Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou; 21 September 1888 in Toulouse – 21 May 1968 in Hossegor) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s.
In the field of musical comed ...
,
Roger Duchesne
Roger Duchesne (27 July 1906, Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône – 25 December 1996) was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1934 and 1957, but is best remembered for playing the lead in ''Bob le flambeur'' (1956). He was the f ...
and
Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes (6 September 1894 – 8 November 1958) was a French film actor who appeared in around seventy films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1938 historical film '' The Patriot''.Waldman p.156
Selected filmography
* ...
.Rège p.186
It was shot at the
Saint-Laurent-du-Var Studios
The Saint-Laurent-du-Var Studios were film studios located in Saint-Laurent-du-Var on the French Riviera, in the suburbs of Nice. They were one of two studios in the city along with the nearby Victorine Studio complex.
Constructed in 1920 the st ...
in
Nice
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
A retired colonial official lives a quiet life but things are dramatically changed when he has to look after his granddaughter for a while.
Cast
*
Lucien Baroux
Lucien Baroux (born Marcel Lucien Barou; 21 September 1888 in Toulouse – 21 May 1968 in Hossegor) was a French actor. He began his career working in the theatre, moving on to a long career in films from the 1930s.
In the field of musical comed ...
Roger Duchesne
Roger Duchesne (27 July 1906, Luxeuil-les-Bains, Haute-Saône – 25 December 1996) was a French film actor. He appeared in 30 films between 1934 and 1957, but is best remembered for playing the lead in ''Bob le flambeur'' (1956). He was the f ...
as Henri Duboin
*
Jacques Varennes
Jacques Varennes (6 September 1894 – 8 November 1958) was a French film actor who appeared in around seventy films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1938 historical film '' The Patriot''.Waldman p.156
Selected filmography
* ...
as Tirandier
*
Catherine Fonteney
Catherine Fonteney (23 June 1879– 29 April 1966) was a French film actress.Goble p.386
Catherine Fonteney was born Marie Alexandrine Catherine Fontaine in Paris and died in Dijon.
Selected filmography
* '' Romain Kalbris'' (1923)
* '' The Sec ...
as La cousine Noémie
* Ellen Dosia as Jane Duboin-Fontange
*
Irène Corday
Irène Corday (1919–1996) was a French film actress, who played a mixture of lead role, lead and supporting roles.Burch & Sellier p.139 She starred in the title role of Thérèse of Lisieux in ''Thérèse Martin (film), Thérèse Martin'' (1939) ...
Maxime Fabert
Maxime Fabert, real name Robert Émile Jaillon, (7 November 1898 – 1 October 1878) was a French stage and film actor. Maxime Fabert managed the Theater of the Comédie-Wagram from 1946 to 1962.
Filmography
* 1932 : ''The Nude Woman'' by J ...
as Le jardinier
*
Jean Fay
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People
* Jean (female given name)
* Jean (male given name)
* Jean (surname)
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* Jean Grey, a Marvel Comics character
* Jean Valjean, fictional character in novel ''Les Misérables'' and its adaptations
* Jea ...
as L'impresario
*
Jeanne Fusier-Gir
Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage actor, 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 Bonn ...
as Mademoiselle Boulommier
*
Pierre Labry
Pierre Labry (1885–1948) was a French stage and film actor.Capua p.122 He was active in the French film industry between 1920 and 1948, appearing in more than a hundred films.
Selected filmography
* ''La croisade'' (1920)
* ''Gigolette'' (1921 ...
as Jaminet
*
Georges Sellier Georges may refer to:
Places
* Georges River, New South Wales, Australia
* Georges Quay (Dublin)
*Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
Other uses
*Georges (name)
* ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas
* "Georges" (song), a 19 ...
as Carpent
*
Léon Walther
Léon Walther (2 June 1874 – 2 March 1973) was a French film and stage actor who played on numerous occasions in Sacha Guitry's films and plays.
Filmography
* 1935: ''Odette / Déchéance'' by Jacques Houssin – Count Hubert de Clermont- ...
Max David
Max (Maximilian) David (7 December 1859 in Starý Jičín – ?) was a Moravian-German engineer.
David graduated from Technical College in Brno, which he attended twice – from 1877 to 1879 and then from 1880 to 1883. David initially worked as as ...