''The Ladies in the Green Hats'' (French: ''Ces dames aux chapeaux verts'') is a 1929 French silent

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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 Gabrielle Fontan, René Lefèvre and

Alice Tissot Alice Tissot (1 January 1890 – 5 May 1971) was a French actress. Partial filmography * ''Poum à la chasse'' (1908) * ''Le devoir'' (1908) * ' (1909) * ' (1909) * '' The Two Girls'' (1921) * '' A Son from America'' (1924) * '' Captain Rasca ...

. It is based on the novel of the same name by

Germaine Acremant Germaine Acremant (13 June 1889 - 24 August 1986) was a French novelist and playwright. Her best-known work is her first novel ''Ces dames aux chapeaux verts'' (These ladies with green hats), a satire of provincial life published in 1921. The Acad ...

.Goble p.2

Cast

* Gabrielle Fontan as Rosalie * René Lefèvre as Ulysse Hiacinther *

as Marie *

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as Jean de Fleurville *

Thérèse Kolb Thérèse Kolb (1856–1935) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.165 Selected filmography * '' In Old Alsace'' (1920) * '' Blanchette'' (1921) * '' The Crime of Bouif'' (1922) * ''Jack'' (1925) * ''Yasmina'' (1927) * '' The Ladies in the ...

as Ernestine *

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 Arlette *

Georges Deneubourg Georges Deneubourg (1860–1936) was a French stage actor, stage and film actor.Goble p.163 Selected filmography * ''La Tosca'' (1908) * ''Les Amours de la reine Élisabeth'' (1912) * ''Mothers of France'' (1917) * ''The Fall of the Romanoffs'' ( ...

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 ...

Raymond Narlay Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

Hubert Daix Hubert Daix (1889–1960) was a Belgian film actor.Goble p.355 Selected filmography * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * '' Not So Stupid'' (1928) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1927) * ''The Maelstrom of Paris'' (1928) * '' The Ladies in ...

* Gina Barbieri as Telcide *

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References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1929 films French silent feature films Silent French comedy films 1929 comedy films 1920s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu Films based on French novels French black-and-white films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub