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directed by

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and starring

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

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and

Louise Carletti Louise Carletti (27 February 1922 – 10 March 2002) was a French film actress.Kennedy-Karpat p.171 She was married to the director Raoul André. Selected filmography * '' People Who Travel'' (1938) * '' Girls in Distress'' (1939) * '' The W ...

.Bertin-Maghit p.175 The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

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is in love with Jeanette, but her family seem to present an obstacle to marriage. Fortunately Aunt Béatrice steps in to assist and all eventually turns out happily.

Cast

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

as Béatrice *

as Hubert de Sainte-Croix *

as Jeanette *

Jacques Baumer Jacques Baumer (born Jacques Henri Nusbaumer; 12 April 1885 – 20 June 1951), was a French theatre director and comedian. Filmography * 1932: '' That Scoundrel Morin'' by Georges Lacombe * 1933: ''Étienne'' by Jean Tarride * 1936: ' by Max ...

as Maître Bergas *

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) * ''Honeymoon'' (1935) * ''Barnabé'' (1 ...

as Madame de Malempré *

Marguerite Deval Marguerite Deval (19 September 1866 – 18 December 1955) was a French singer and actress. Born Marguerite Hippolyte Juliette Brulfer, she was a comedian, opera chanteuse, and actress of stage and film. She was born in Strasbourg and died in Par ...

as La vieille dame du banc *

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, Paris. Selected filmography * '' White Nights in Saint Petersburg'' (1938) * ''Firs ...

as Maurin-Gautier *

Jean Périer Jean (Alexis) Périer (2 February 1869 – 3 November 1954) was a French operatic baryton-martin and actor. Although he sang principally within the operetta repertoire, Périer did portray a number of opera roles; mostly within operas by Wolfgang ...

as Le vieux monsieur du banc * Sinoël as Dagobert *

Gabrielle Fontan Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The La ...

as Angèle *

Noëlle Norman Noëlle Norman (7 January 1921 – 11 January 1985) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than thirty films including '' On demande un assassin'' (1949).Goble p.452 Selected filmography * '' Immediate Call'' (1939) * ''Grandfather'' (19 ...

as Virginie de Malempré *

Génia Vaury Génia (stylized as GéNIA; born in Ukrainian SSR) is a London-based virtuoso concert pianist and composer. Génia was born in Ukraine into the Horowitz family of musicians and scientists. Her repertoire ranges from classical music to contemporar ...

as Madame Philippon *

Jimmy Gaillard Jimmy Gaillard (1916–1985) was a French actor.Flitterman-Lewis p.158 He began his film career in 1924 as a child actor. Selected filmography * '' The Mystery of the Eiffel Tower'' (1928) * '' Peach Skin'' (1929) * '' Heart of Paris'' (1932) * ' ...

as Christian Bergas *

Pierre Bertin Pierre Victor Théophile Bertin (24 October 1891 – 13 May 1984) was a French stage and film actor. In 1948, he starred in the film '' The Lame Devil'' under Sacha Guitry. He was the librettist of the opéra-comique ''La Gageure imprévue' ...

as Archange

References

Bibliography

* Bertin-Maghit, Jean Pierre. ''Le cinéma français sous Vichy: les films français de 1940 à 1944''. Revue du Cinéma Albatros, 1980. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1943 films 1940s French-language films 1943 comedy films French comedy films Films directed by Max de Vaucorbeil Gaumont (company) films Films set in Paris 1940s French films Films scored by Georges Van Parys {{1940s-France-film-stub