''Mademoiselle Josette, My Woman'' (French: ''Mademoiselle Josette ma femme'', German: ''Fräulein Josette - Meine Frau'') is a 1926 French-German

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directed by Gaston Ravel and starring Dolly Davis,

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and Ágnes Eszterházy. It is based on the 1906 play of the same title by Robert Charvay and Paul Gavault. It was shot at the

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and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Tony Lekain and

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Cast

* Dolly Davis as Josette *

as André Ternay * Ágnes Eszterházy as Myrianne * André Roanne as Joë Jackson * Sylvio De Pedrelli as Miguel de Paranagua * Adolphe Engers as Panard * Guy Ferrant *

Hugo Flink Hugo Flink (16 August 1879 – 2 May 1947) was an Austrian stage and film actor. Flink was one of the earliest actors to play Sherlock Holmes on screen. Flink was born in Vienna and died in Berlin. Selected filmography * '' The Onyx Head'' (1 ...

* Clementine Plessner * Eduard von Winterstein * Maria West

Reception

''Paimann's Filmlisten'' summarized: "The film has certain qualities: it is well cast, neatly presented and photographed, and features a number of beautiful landscapes. The subject matter of the film in question could only be gleaned from the motifs, not the dialogue, for which an extremely brisk directorial pace could have provided an equivalent. However, the director, who otherwise worked very carefully, failed to achieve this. A number of very witty titles are pleasantly noticeable."

References

Bibliography

* James L. Limbacher. ''Haven't I seen you somewhere before?: Remakes, sequels, and series in motion pictures and television, 1896-1978''. Pierian Press, 1979.

External links

* 1926 films Films of the Weimar Republic German silent feature films Films directed by Gaston Ravel French silent feature films German films based on plays French films based on plays 1926 comedy films Silent French comedy films Silent German comedy films German black-and-white films French black-and-white films Films shot at Staaken Studios Films shot in Nice Pathé films 1920s French films 1920s German films Films based on works by Paul Gavault {{1920s-Germany-silent-comedy-film-stub