''Madelon's Daughter'' (French: ''La fille de la Madelon'') is a 1937 French

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directed by

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and starring Henri Garat, Hélène Robert and

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.Bessy & Chirat p.212 The film's sets were designed by the

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. The title refers to the popular

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song '' La Madelon''.

Synopsis

The widow of a soldier from the First World War runs an inn frequented by veterans of the conflict. She is pleased to see her daughter fall in love with the son of a man who had once been in love with her during the war.

Cast

* Henri Garat as René * Hélène Robert as Mado *

as La Madelon *

Raymond Aimos Raymond Aimos (4 February 1889 – 22 August 1944) was a French film actor.Capua p.127 He was shot and killed as a FFI combatant during the liberation of Paris. Selected filmography * '' Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930) * ''Under the Roofs of Paris'' ...

as Mochu *

Jeanne Helbling Jeanne Helbling (July 26, 1903 – August 6, 1985) was a French people, French film actressGoble p.37 and a prominent member of the French Resistance during World War II. Selected filmography * ''The Thruster'' (1924) * ''Mandrin (1924 film), Ma ...

as Monique *

Pauline Carton Pauline Carton (; 4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * '' Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * ''C ...

as La marquise de Sérignan *

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 70 films during his career. He appeared in Maurice Tourneur's 1928 film '' The Crew''Waldman, p. 142 Selected fi ...

as Le général de Cassagnes * Robert Goupil as Le vicomte de la Goupillère * André Marchal as Jef *

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 ...

Camille Bert Camille Bert (1880–1970) was a French actor. Born Camille Léon Louis Bertrand in Orléans, he died in Paris in 1970. Selected filmography * '' Le secret de Rosette Lambert'' (1920) * '' The Thruster'' (1924) * '' The Vocation of André Carel'' ...

Claire Gérard Claire Gérard (1889–1971) was a Belgian stage and film actress. She appeared regularly in French cinema in supporting roles. Selected filmography * '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932) * '' Jeanne'' (1934) * '' If I Were Boss'' ...

Gustave Hamilton Gustave Honoré Hamilton (27 March 1871, in Brussels – 5 January 1951, in Villefranche-sur-Mer) was a 20th-century Belgian film actor. He was the nephew of actor, theatre director and playwright Louis Péricaud and the uncle of actor Jacques S ...

* Adrien Lamy * Olga Lord *

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Jean Sinoël Jean Sinoël (13 August 1868 – 30 August 1949), often known simply as Sinoël, was a French actor and singer. Born Jean Léonis Blès in Sainte-Terre, Gironde, France, he died in Paris in 1949. Selected filmography * '' Captain Craddock'' (193 ...

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2''. Pygmalion, 1986. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1937 films French comedy films 1937 comedy films 1930s French-language films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films directed by George Pallu Pathé films Films scored by Jane Bos {{1930s-France-film-stub