''The Secret of Polichinelle'' (French: ''Le secret de Polichinelle'') is a 1936 French

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directed by

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and starring

Raimu Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César''). Life and career Born in T ...

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and

André Alerme André Alerme (9 September 1877 – 31 January 1960) was a French actor. Alerme was born Marie André Alerme in Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, France and died at the age of 82 in Montrichard, Loir-et-Cher, France. Selected filmography * ''Black and Wh ...

.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.361 It is based on a play of the same name by

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, which had previously been turned into a silent film '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1923).

Cast

as M. Jouvenel *

as Mme Jouvenel *

as M. Trévoux *

Janine Crispin Janine Crispin (25 June 1911 – 18 June 2001) was a French film and television actress.Goble p.65 Selected filmography * ''Court Waltzes'' (1933) * '' High and Low'' (1933) * '' Song of Farewell'' (1934) * '' Second Bureau'' (1935) * '' The Sec ...

as Marie * Ginette Darcy * Jeanne de Fava *

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* Vincent Hyspa *

Bernard Lancret Bernard Lancret (4 September 1912 – 5 September 1983) was a French film actor. He appeared in over thirty films between 1935 and 1956 in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer Franz Schubert in the 1940 film '' Sér� ...

as Henri Jouvenel * Alain Michel as Le petit Robert Jouvenel * Gaston Secrétan *

Made Siamé Made Siamé (1885–1974) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.229 Selected filmography * ''Youth'' (1933) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * ''The Mysteries of Paris'' (1935) * '' The Secret of Polichinelle'' (1936) * ''The Alibi'' (19 ...

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References

Bibliography

* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1936 comedy films French comedy films 1936 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu Remakes of French films Sound film remakes of silent films French films based on plays French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub