''First Ball'' (French: ''Premier bal'') is a 1941 French
romantic comedy
Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typic ...
film directed by
Christian-Jaque
Christian-Jaque (byname of Christian Maudet; 4 September 1904 – 8 July 1994) was a French filmmaker. From 1954 to 1959, he was married to actress Martine Carol, who starred in several of his films, including '' Lucrèce Borgia'' (1953), '' ...
and starring
Marie Déa
Marie Déa (born Odette Alice Marie Deupès 17 May 1912 – 1 March 1992) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1939 to 1983.
She was married to the actor Lucien Nat.
Selected filmography
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Fernand Ledoux
Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tirlemont – 21 September 1993, Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began hi ...
and
Raymond Rouleau.
[Oscherwitz & Higgins p.309]
The film's sets were designed by the
art director René Renoux.
Cast
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Marie Déa
Marie Déa (born Odette Alice Marie Deupès 17 May 1912 – 1 March 1992) was a French actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1939 to 1983.
She was married to the actor Lucien Nat.
Selected filmography
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as Nicole Noblet
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Fernand Ledoux
Fernand Ledoux (born Jacques Joseph Félix Fernand Ledoux, 24 January 1897, Tirlemont – 21 September 1993, Villerville) was a French film and theatre actor of Belgian origin. He studied with Raphaël Duflos at the CNSAD, and began hi ...
as Michel Noblet
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Raymond Rouleau as Jean de Lormel
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Gaby Sylvia as Danielle Noblet
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François Périer as Ernest Vilar
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Gabrielle Fontan as Marie
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Jean Brochard
Jean Brochard (12 March 1893 – 17 June 1972) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1933 and 1966.
Selected filmography
* '' A Man's Neck'' (1933) - Petit rôle (uncredited)
* ''Boubouroche'' (1933)
* ''La ...
as Thomas
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Bernard Blier as Le maitre d'hôtel
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Charles Granval as De Lormel, père
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Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Dance Hall'' (1931)
* '' Marius'' (1931)
* ''Fanny'' (1932)
* '' The Ironm ...
as Mélik
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Anthony Gildès
Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor.
Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85.
Selected filmography
* ''The Zone of Death'' (1917)
* '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ...
as Le facteur
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Louis Salou
Louis Vincent Goulven Salou (23 April 1902 – 12 October 1948) was a French stage and film actor.
Louis was born in Oissel and died in Fontenay-aux-Roses.
Selected filmography
* ''First Ball'' (1941)
* '' The Benefactor'' (1942)
* ''Bolero' ...
as François
References
Bibliography
* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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1941 films
French comedy films
1941 comedy films
1940s French-language films
Films directed by Christian-Jaque
French black-and-white films
1940s French films
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