''The Most Beautiful Girl in the World'' (French: ''La plus belle fille du monde'') is a 1938 French

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directed by

Dimitri Kirsanoff Dimitri Kirsanoff (russian: Димитрий Кирсанов, né Markus David Sussmanovitch Kaplan, Маркус Давид Зусманович Каплан; 6 March 1899 – 11 February 1957) was an early film-maker working in France, somet ...

and starring

Véra Flory Véra Flory (1907–2006) was a German-born French film actress of the silent and early sound eras. Powrie & Rebillard p.226 Selected filmography * ''Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * ''Cousin Bette'' (1928) * ''The Feather'' (1929) * '' The Unknown Da ...

Georges Rollin Georges Rollin (1912–1964) was a French film actor.Greco p.191 Selected filmography * ''Ultimatum'' (1938) * '' J'accuse!'' (1938) * ''Notre-Dame de la Mouise'' (1941) * ''The Last of the Six'' (1941) * '' Annette and the Blonde Woman'' (1942) * ...

and

Nadia Sibirskaïa Nadia Sibirskaïa (born Germaine Marie Josèphe Lebas, 11 September 1901 – 14 July 1980) was a French film actress.Sultanik p.263 She was married to the Russian-born director Dimitri Kirsanoff and appeared in several of his early films. Filmogr ...

. Bessy & Chirat p.274 The film's sets were designed by the

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Lucien Jaquelux Lucien Jaquelux (1894–1946) was a French set designer and film director.Rège p.529 He also worked as a painter and illustrator. He began his filmmaking career in the silent era. Selected filmography * ''The Nude Woman'' (1926) * '' Celle qui d ...

Cast

as Geneviève & Mary *

as Franklin Le Roy *

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as Jacques *

as Une fille * Pierrette Audry as La sorcière Yaga * Gaby Ducros as La fille en deuil * Lyne Lassalle as Ginette *

Janine Darcey Janine Darcey (14 January 1917 – 1 October 1993) was a French film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1936 and 1993. Partial filmography * ''La tendre ennemie'' (1936) - La cousine (uncredited) * ''Forty Little Mothers'' (1936) * ...

as Une midinette * Léo Mora as Le majordome *

Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ...

as Le président du jury *

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as Philippe

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939''. Pygmalion, 1986. * 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

* 1938 films French comedy films 1938 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff French black-and-white films 1930s French films Gaumont Film Company films Films scored by Arthur Hoérée Films scored by Maurice Thiriet {{1930s-France-film-stub