''The Crisis is Over'' (French: ''La crise est finie'') is a 1934 French

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directed by

Robert Siodmak Robert Siodmak (; 8 August 1900 – 10 March 1973) was a German film director who also worked in the United States. He is best remembered as a thriller specialist and for a series of films noirs he made in the 1940s, such as ''The Killers'' (194 ...

and starring Albert Préjean,

Danielle Darrieux Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...

and Marcel Carpentier. Many of those who worked on the film were exiles from

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.337 It was made by Nero Films, which until recently had been based in Berlin.

Cast

* Albert Préjean as Marcel *

as Nicole * Marcel Carpentier as Bernouillin *

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 Hercule *

Paul Velsa Paul Velsa (29 December 1905 – 20 May 1944) was a French film actor.Alpi p.346 He appeared in more than thirty films between 1928 and 1938. Selected filmography * '' Captain Fracasse'' (1929) * ''Heart of Paris'' (1932) * '' Mademoiselle Joset ...

as Le machiniste *

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as Le manager *

Milly Mathis Milly Mathis (September 8, 1901 – March 30, 1965) was a French actress who appeared in more than 100 films during her career. Born on September 8, 1901, as Emilienne Pauline Tomasini in Marseilles, France, she made her film debut with a small, ...

as La gouvernante * Jeanne Marie-Laurent as La mère de Nicole * Régine Barry as Lola Garcin *

Jane Loury Jeanne Loury or Jane Loury (1876–1951) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.199 Selected filmography * '' My Aunt from Honfleur'' (1923) * '' House in the Sun'' (1929) * ''All That's Not Worth Love'' (1931) * '' A Son from America'' (1 ...

as Mme Bernouillin * Suzanne Dehelly as Olga *

René Lestelly René ('' born again'' or ''reborn'' in French) is a common first name in French-speaking, Spanish-speaking, and German-speaking countries. It derives from the Latin name Renatus. René is the masculine form of the name ( Renée being the femin ...

as Alex * Alla Donell as Une girl * Wanda Barcella as Une girl * De Silva as Une girl *

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as Une girl * Véra Ossipova as Une girl *

Adrienne Trenkel Adrienne is the French feminine form of the male name Adrien. Its meaning is literally "from the city Hadria." * Adrienne Albert (born 1941), composer * Adrienne Ames (1907–1947), American actress * Adrienne Armstrong (born 1969), wife of Gr ...

as Une girl *

Albert Malbert Albert Malbert (1914–1972) was a French film actor.Goble p.66 Selected filmography * '' The Crisis is Over'' (1934) * '' Return to Paradise'' (1935) * ''Bach the Detective'' (1936) * '' Moutonnet'' (1936) * ''The Brighton Twins'' (1936) * '' Cu ...

as Le commissaire *

Jacques Beauvais Ancient and noble French family names, Jacques, Jacq, or James are believed to originate from the Middle Ages in the historic northwest Brittany region in France, and have since spread around the world over the centuries. To date, there are over ...

as Le maître d'hôtel *

Raymond Blot Raymond is a male given name. It was borrowed into English from French (older French spellings were Reimund and Raimund, whereas the modern English and French spellings are identical). It originated as the Germanic ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᛗᚢᚾᛞ ( ...

as Un impresario

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1934 films 1934 musical comedy films 1930s French-language films Films scored by Franz Waxman Films directed by Robert Siodmak Paramount Pictures films French black-and-white films Films produced by Seymour Nebenzal French musical comedy films 1930s French films {{musical-comedy-film-stub