''The King of Camelots'' (French: ''Le roi des camelots'') is a 1951 French comedy film 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 Robert Lamoureux,

Colette Ripert Colette Ripert (17 January 1930 – 20 May 1930 ) was a French actress. Selected filmography * '' Les jeux sont faits'' (1947) * '' Eternal Conflict'' (1948) * ''Keep an Eye on Amelia'' (1949) * ''The Girl from Maxim's'' (1950) * '' I Had S ...

and Yves Deniaud. https://www.unifrance.org/film/111/le-roi-des-camelots The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Raymond Nègre.

Synopsis

A young man Robert is initiated into the way of the camelots or street hawkers by the experienced Raymond. Robert is soon a thriving camelot, and begins to teach his own group of protégés.

Cast

* Robert Lamoureux as Robert *

as Françoise * Yves Deniaud as Raymond *

Charles Bouillaud Charles Bouillaud (1904–1965) was a French actor. Selected filmography {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouillaud, Charles 1904 births 1965 deaths French male stage actors French male film actors French male television actors 20th-century French male ...

as Emile *

Robert Berri Robert Berri (16 December 1912 – 22 November 1989) was a French film actor. He appeared in 100 films between 1937 and 1979. Selected filmography References External links * 1912 births 1989 deaths French male film actors Male ...

as Grand Jo *

Gaston Orbal Gaston Orbal (1898–1983) was a French stage and film actor.Lorcey p.244 Selected filmography * '' Dédé'' (1935) * ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938) * ''Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940) * '' A Woman in the Night'' (1943) * ''Dorothy Looks for Love'' ...

as Le marquis *

Jacques Gencel Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

as Jeanjean * Robert Rollis as Fil de fer * Pierre Mazé as Michel * Geneviève Morel as Mme Marguerite *

Paul Faivre Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''The House Opposite'' (1937) * ''Behind the Facade'' (1939) * '' Vidocq'' (1939) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ''The Count of Monte Crist ...

as Le secrétaire * Jean Carmet as La Globule *

Lysiane Rey Lysiane Rey (Jacqueline, Andrée, Albertine, Louise Leharanger) (13 November 1922 in Amiens – 1 October 1975 in Maisons-Laffitte) was a French actress. With Albert Préjean she was the mother of actor Patrick Préjean, and the grandmother ...

as Yvette

References

Bibliography

* Hubert-Lacombe, Patricia. ''Le cinéma français dans la guerre froide: 1946-1956''. L'Harmattan, 1996. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1951 films French comedy films 1951 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu French black-and-white films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub