''The Puritan'' (French: ''Le puritain'') is a 1938 French crime film directed by Jeff Musso and starring

Pierre Fresnay Pierre Fresnay (4 April 1897 – 9 January 1975) was a French stage and film actor. Biography Born Pierre Jules Louis Laudenbach, he was encouraged by his uncle, actor Claude Garry, to pursue a career in theater and film. He joined the company a ...

Jean-Louis Barrault Jean-Louis Bernard Barrault (; 8 September 1910 – 22 January 1994) was a French actor, director and mime artist who worked on both screen and stage. Biography Barrault was born in Le Vésinet in France in 1910. His father was 'a Burgundia ...

and

Viviane Romance Viviane Romance (born Pauline Ronacher Ortmanns; 4 July 1912 – 25 September 1991) was a French actress. Viviane Romance was born in Roubaix, France. She began her career as a dancer at the Moulin Rouge in Paris and was elected Miss Paris of 19 ...

.Krautz p.351 The film's art direction was by

Henri Ménessier Henri Ménessier (1 October 1882 – 1948) was a French artist and art director.Stephens p.212 Selected filmography * ''The Virtuous Model'' (1919) * '' The Orchid Dancer'' (1928) * ''The Pure Truth'' (1931) * ''Monsieur Albert'' (1932) * '' Do ...

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Serge Piménoff Serge Piménoff (1895–1960) was a Russian-born French art director. He designed the sets for the 1958 film ''Les Misérables''.Hayward p.232 Selected filmography * '' Nights of Princes'' (1930) * '' The Unknown Singer'' (1931) * '' Sailor's Son ...

Cast

as Le commissaire Lavan *

as Francis Ferriter *

as Molly * Louis-Jacques Boucot as Monsieur Kelly *

Mady Berry Mady Berry (14 October 1887 – 18 January 1965) was a French stage and film actress.Waldman p.146 Selected filmography * ''Gloria'' (1931) * '' All That's Not Worth Love'' (1931) * '' Moon Over Morocco'' (1931) * '' The Girl and the Boy'' (193 ...

as Madame Kelly *

Alexandre Rignault Alexandre Rignault (14 February 1901 – 2 April 1985) was a French actor. He appeared in more than a hundred films between 1931 and 1985. Selected filmography External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rignault, Alexandre 1901 births 1985 deaths ...

as Le docteur O'Leary *

Fréhel Fréhel (; born Marguerite Boulc'h; 13 July 1891 – 3 February 1951) was a French singer and actress. Biography Born in Paris to a poor and dysfunctional Breton family, Marguerite Boulc'h was a child left to a life on the streets in the sord ...

* Ludmilla Pitoëff as La tante de Thérésa * Alla Donell as Thérésa Burke *

Rosita Montenegro Rosita may refer to: Places * Rosita, Nicaragua, a municipality * Rosita Airport, an airport that serves Rosita, Nicaragua * La Rosita, Texas * Rosita, Colorado * Rosita North, Texas * Rosita, Texas, formerly named Rosita South * Nueva Rosita ...

Marcel Vallée Marcel Vallée (15 January 1880, in Paris – 31 October 1957, in Fontaine-le-Port) was a French actor, primarily of the theater. He began working in films with Max Linder in 1906. He appeared in some American films. Selected filmography * '' ...

* Georges Flamant as Callaghan *

Pedro Elviro Pedro Elviro Rodríguez (died 24 August 1971), also known as Pitouto, was a Spanish actor. Between 1924 and 1972, he shot more than 170 films, a good part of them in France and Mexico. Selected filmography * ''The Darling of Paris'' (1931) as Aut ...

as Un agent de la Sûreté * Charblay * Jean Tissier *

Léon Bary Léon Bary (6 June 1880 – 7 January 1954) was a French actor. He appeared in more than 50 films between 1916 and 1955.

* Pierre Labry *

Marcel Delaître Marcel Delaître (1888–1963) was a French film and stage actor.Crisp p.94 Selected filmography * '' Happy Hearts'' (1932) * '' Poliche'' (1934) * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Crime and Punishment'' (1935) * '' Girls of Paris'' (1936) ...

as Le prêtre *

Marthe Mellot Marthe Mellot (16 February 1870 - 13 August 1947) was a French film actress. Marthe Mellot was born in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre, France, and died in Paris. Selected filmography * ''Feu Mathias Pascal'' (1925) * ''The Red Robe'' (1933) * ...

as Madame Ferriter *

Geneviève Sorya Geneviève Sorya (born Geneviève Marie Thérèse Durand; 23 June 1912 – 23 March 2008) was a French stage and film actress. She was also known as the mother of actress Anouk Aimée. Sorya performed in over 15 films, including '' The End of ...

as La gourgandine * Edmond Van Daële * Paul Asselin * Maurice Maillot

References

Bibliography

* Alfred Krautz. ''International directory of cinematographers set- and costume designers in film''. Saur, 1983.

External links

* 1938 films French crime comedy films 1930s French-language films Films based on Liam O'Flaherty's works 1930s crime comedy films 1938 comedy films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub