''The Imaginary Voyage'' (French: ''Le voyage imaginaire'') is a 1926 French silent

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending (black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the ol ...

directed by

René Clair René Clair (11 November 1898 – 15 March 1981), born René-Lucien Chomette, was a French filmmaker and writer. He first established his reputation in the 1920s as a director of silent films in which comedy was often mingled with fantasy. He wen ...

and starring

Dolly Davis Dolly Davis (30 October 1896 – 3 November 1962) was a French film actress. Born Julienne Alexandrine David in Paris, Davis died in Neuilly-sur-Seine. Selected filmography * ''Hantise'' (1922) * ''Geneviève'' (1923) * ''Paris'' (1924) * ...

Jean Börlin Jean Börlin was a Swedish dancer and choreographer, who was born in Härnösand on March 13, 1893 and who died in New York on December 6, 1930. He worked with Michel Fokine, who was his teacher in Stockholm. Biography Jean Börlin was held in hig ...

and

Albert Préjean Albert Préjean (27 October 1894 in Paris – 1 November 1979 in Paris) was a French actor, primarily in film. He served in World War I, and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion d'honneur. With Lysiane Rey, he was the ...

.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.355

Cast

as Lucie - une dactylo *

as Jean *

as Albert *

Jim Gérald Jim Gérald (4 July 1889 – 2 July 1958) was a French actor. Gérald was born Gérald Ernest Cuénod in Paris. He died in Paris in 1958. Selected filmography * ''La légende de soeur Béatrix'' (1923) - Un soudard * ''The Imaginary Voyage' ...

as Auguste *

Paul Ollivier François Hilarion Paul Olivari, stage name Paul Ollivier (10 February 1876 - 10 June 1948) was a French film actor. Selected filmography * ''The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * ''The Queen of Moulin Rouge'' (1926) * ''The Imaginary Voyag ...

as Le directeur de la banque *

Maurice Schutz Maurice Schutz (4 August 1866 – 22 March 1955) was a French film actor. He starred in some 91 films between 1918 and 1952. Selected filmography * ''Quatre-vingt-treize'' (1920) * '' Au-delà des lois humaines'' (1920) * ''The Three Masks'' ...

as La sorcière * Yvonne Legeay as La mauvaise fée * Marguerite Madys as Urgel - la bonne fée * Marise Maia * Bronja Perlmutter *

Jane Pierson Jane Pierson was a French film actress.Goble p.130 She appeared in fifty five films between 1924 and 1952. Selected filmography * ''The Imaginary Voyage'' (1926) * '' Captain Rascasse'' (1927) * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1927) ...

* Louis Pré Fils

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1926 films French silent feature films 1920s French-language films Films directed by René Clair French black-and-white films French comedy films 1926 comedy films Silent comedy films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub