''The Heir of the Bal Tabarin'' (French: ''L'héritier du Bal Tabarin'') is a 1933 French comedy film directed by

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and starring

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, Charlotte Lysès and

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. Crisp p.398 It was based on the 1919 stage

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of the same title by André Mouëzy-Éon and

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. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan. The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

A prudish man unexpectedly inherits the Bal Tabarin cabaret in Paris. According to the terms of the will he must manage it himself, something he conceals from his family.

Cast

as Longuebois * Charlotte Lysès as La tante à héritage *

as Madame Longuebois *

Marcel Lévesque Marcel Lévesque (6 December 1877 – 16 February 1962) was a French film actor. Born Joseph Marcel Lévesque in Paris, he died in Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames. Selected filmography * ''Les Vampires'' (1915) * ''Judex'' (1916) * ''La dama de Chez Ma ...

as Pépin-Mounette *

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 Le danseur * Robert Mérin as Le neveu *

Simone Mareuil Simone Mareuil (; 25 August 1903 – 24 October 1954) was a French actress best known for appearing in the surrealist film ''Un Chien Andalou''. Born Marie Louise Simone Vacher in Périgueux, Dordogne, she appeared in a number of films, most nota ...

as Mademoiselle Longuebois * Monette Dinay as Chiquette * Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La boniche *

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as Le notaire

References

Bibliography

*Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934''. Pygmalion, 1988. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1933 films French comedy films 1933 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Kemm French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films set in Paris French films based on plays Films shot at Joinville Studios Films scored by Jean Yatove {{1930s-France-film-stub