''They Were Twelve Women'' (French: ''Elles étaient douze femmes'') is a 1940 French

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 Georges Lacombe and starring

Gaby Morlay Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.

, Françoise Rosay and

Micheline Presle Micheline Presle (; born Micheline Nicole Julia Émilienne Chassagne; 22 August 1922) is a French actress. She was sometimes billed as Micheline Prelle. Starting in 1939, she starred in over 50 French and English language films that were made in H ...

.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.306 The film's sets were designed by the art director

André Andrejew André Andrejew (21 January 1887 – 13 March 1967) was one of the most important art directors of the international cinema of the twentieth century. He had a distinctive, innovative style. His décors were both expressive and realistic. French writ ...

Cast

Gaby Morlay Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.

as Madame Marion * Françoise Rosay as La duchesse de Vimeuse *

as Lucie * Betty Stockfeld as La princesse Kadikoff *

Simone Berriau Simone Berriau (21 July 1896 - 26 February 1984) was a French actress. She appeared in more than ten films from 1933 to 1942. Selected filmography References External links * * 1896 births 1984 deaths French film actresses 20th-ce ...

as Madame Bernier *

Nina Myral Nina Myral, stage name of Eugénie, Hortense Gruel, (26 June 1884 – 30 March 1975) was a 20th-century French actress, dancer and singer. Filmography * 1916: ''Paris pendant la guerre'' by Henri Diamant-Berger * 1917: ''Ils y viennent tous au ...

as La bonne *

Simone Renant Simone Renant (19 March 1911 – 29 March 2004) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1934 and 1983. She was born in Amiens, France and died in Garches, France. Partial filmography * ''La folle nuit'' (1932 ...

as Gaby * Marion Delbo as Madame de Bélières * Mila Parély as Madame de Vitrac * Primerose Perret as Janine de Vimeuse * Pamela Stirling as Madame de Turgis *

Blanchette Brunoy Blanchette Brunoy (5 October 1915 – 3 April 2005) was a French actress. She was born Blanche Bilhaud in Paris as the daughter of a physician, and died in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence of old age. Career Blanchette Brunoy appeared in over ...

as Geneviève

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1940 films 1940 comedy films French comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Georges Lacombe French black-and-white films 1940s French films {{1940s-France-film-stub