''The Man with the Hispano'' (French: ''L'homme à l'Hispano'') is a 1926 French silent

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directed by

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and starring

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and

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.Goble p.168 The title refers to a luxury

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car. It was based on a novel of the same title by Pierre Frondaie and was remade as a sound film '' The Man with the Hispano'' in 1933. The film's sets were designed by the

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Fernand Delattre.

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took place in

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and

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Cast

as Stéphane Oswill *

as Georges Dewalter *

as Lord William Meredith Oswill *

Madeleine Rodrigue Madeleine may refer to: Common meanings *Madeleine (name), also Madeline, a feminine given name *Madeleine (cake), a traditional sweet cake from France *Mary Magdalene, also called the Madeleine Arts and entertainment * ''Madelein'' (1919 fi ...

as Madame Déléone *

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as Maître Mont-Normand *

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as Antoinette - la femme du garde-chasse *

Georges Péclet Prosper Désiré "Georges" Péclet (27 July 1897 – 11 January 1974) was a French actor, director, and screenwriter. Career Between 1919 and 1957, Péclet played in ninety-five films (including several short films). He was an assistant directo ...

as Déléone - l'homme à l'Hispano *

Luc Dartagnan Luc or LUC may refer to: Places * Luc, Hautes-Pyrénées, France, a commune * Luc, Lozère, France, a commune * Le Luc, France, a commune * Luč, Baranja, Croatia, a settlement People and fictional characters * Luc (given name) * Luc (surname) ...

as Le garde * Mendès as Le garde-chasse * Angyal as La femme de chambre *

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* Charles Moretti *

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References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * McCann, Ben. ''Julien Duvivier''. Oxford University Press, 2017.

External links

* 1926 films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Julien Duvivier French black-and-white films French drama films 1926 drama films Films based on French novels Silent drama films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub