''The Uncle from Peking'' (French: ''L'oncle de Pékin'') is a 1934 French

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directed by Jacques Darmont and starring

Armand Bernard Armand Bernard (born Armand Joseph Bernard; 21 March 1893 – 13 June 1968) was a French comic actor and composer known mainly for his prolific work in film. Selected filmography * '' Le traitement du hoquet'' (1918) * '' The Little Cafe ...

Janine Merrey Janine Merrey was a French film actress.Goble p.124 She appeared in more than thirty films. Selected filmography * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * '' The Regiment's Champion'' (1932) * ''If You Wish It'' (1932) * '' A Father Without Knowing It'' (1932) * ...

and

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules B ...

.Rège p.285 The film's sets were designed by the art director Aimé Bazin.

Cast

* Georges Benoît *

as Antoine Robichon * Berthier as railway station manager *

Armand Bour Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

as the notary *

as Philippe *

Germaine Charley Germaine Charley (1887–1959) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.50 Selected filmography * '' The Regiment's Champion'' (1932) * '' Bach the Millionaire'' (1933) * '' The Uncle from Peking'' (1934) * ''Barnabé'' (1938) * ''Sacred Woods ...

as Yolande *

Jean Dax Jean Dax (born Gontran-Théodore-Louis-Henri Willar; 17 September 1879 – 6 June 1962) was a French actor who appeared in more than seventy films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1928 film '' The Crew''Waldman, p. 142 Select ...

as Edgar Pinson *

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as a curator *

Frédéric Mariotti Frédéric Mariotti (1 April 1883 – 22 February 1971) was a French stage and film actor whose career spanned more than four decades through the early silent film era into the early 1950s. Biography Frédéric Mariotti was born in Marseille and ...

as a curator *

Claude May Claude May (1913–2009) was a French film actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio ...

as Huguette *

as Suzy *

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 the Chinese waiter * Madame Milton as the castle guard *

André Numès Fils André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation ...

Armand Pouget Armand refer to: People * Armand (name), list of people with this name *Armand (photographer) (1901–1963), Armenian photographer *Armand (singer) (1946–2015), Dutch protest singer *Sean Armand (born 1991), American basketball player *Armand, ...

as the coachman * Monsieur Sablon as Barigoul * Pierre Thomas as a peasant *

Georges Térof Georges may refer to: Places * Georges River, New South Wales, Australia * Georges Quay (Dublin) *Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania Other uses *Georges (name) * ''Georges'' (novel), a novel by Alexandre Dumas * "Georges" (song), a 19 ...

as Séraphin * Marcel Vidal as Pierre

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1934 films French comedy films 1934 comedy films 1930s French-language films French black-and-white films Films scored by Casimir Oberfeld 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub