''The Crystal Submarine'' (French: ''Le sous marin de cristal'') is a 1927 French silent

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Marcel Vandal Marcel Vandal (1882–1965) was a French film producer. During the 1910s he worked closely with the German producer Erich Pommer for the French company Elcair. Vandal served in the French Army during the First World War. He directed four silent ...

and starring Tramel,

Anna Lefeuvrier Anna Lefeuvrier (1888–1954) was a French film actress.Powrie & Rebillard p.226 Selected filmography * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * '' The Crystal Submarine'' (1927) * ''Two Timid Souls'' (1928) * '' Night Shift'' (1932) * '' The Wonderful Day'' ...

and

André Dubosc André Dubosc (1866–1935) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.176 Selected filmography * '' The Conspiracy'' (1913) * '' Happy Couple'' (1923) * ''Lady Harrington'' (1926) * ''The Crystal Submarine'' (1927) * '' Prince Jean'' (1928) * '' ...

.Nash, Connelly & Ross p.373

Cast

* Tramel as Félicien Cassebois *

as Madame Cassebois *

as Monsieur Guichard * Caprine as Madame Guichard *

Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * ''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * ''Fun in the Barracks'' ( ...

as Le fils de la concierge *

Marcel Carpentier Marcel Maurice Carpentier (2 March 1895 – 14 September 1977) was a French Army general who served in World War I, World War II and First Indochina War. Early life Born on 2 March 1895 in Marseille, he was the eldest son in his family. At 1 ...

as Commissaire * Charles Chanot as Le directeur du combat *

Léon Courtois Leon, Léon (French) or León (Spanish) may refer to: Places Europe * León, Spain, capital city of the Province of León * Province of León, Spain * Kingdom of León, an independent state in the Iberian Peninsula from 910 to 1230 and again fro ...

* Blanche Dauray as Mademoiselle Guichard *

Gabrielle Fontan Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The La ...

as La concierge * Jean Godard as Favières * René Lefèvre as Comte des Hurlettes *

Marcel Maupi Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' Marius'' (1931) * '' Fanny'' (1932) * '' The Iron ...

as Commissaire *

Alexandre Mihalesco Alexandre Mihalesco (; born Alexandru Mihăilescu, ; 19 October 1883 – 28 December 1974) was a Romanian film actor who largely appeared in French productions.Goble p.2 Selected filmography * ''The Independence of Romania'' (1912) * ''On the W ...

as Gustave Lenvolé

References

Bibliography

* Jay Robert Nash, Robert Connelly & Stanley Ralph Ross. ''Motion Picture Guide Silent Film 1910-1936''.

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, 1988.

External links

* 1927 films French drama films French silent films 1927 drama films 1920s French-language films Films directed by Marcel Vandal French black-and-white films Silent drama films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub