''Companion Wanted'' (French: ''Paris-Méditerranée'') is a 1932 French
comedy film
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directed by
Joe May
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Biography
After studying in Berlin and a variety of odd jobs, he b ...
and starring
Jean Murat
Jean Murat (13 July 1888 in Périgueux – 5 January 1968 in Aix-en-Provence) was a French actor. He was married to the French actress Annabella. He was one of the surviving passengers of the August 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash.
Selected ...
,
Annabella
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*Annabella of Scotland (c. 1433–1509), daughter of King James I
*Annabella (actress) (1907–1996), stage name of French actress Suzanne Georgette C ...
and
José Noguéro.
[Driskell p.208] A separate German version ''
Two in a Car'' was made, also directed by May.
Cast
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Jean Murat
Jean Murat (13 July 1888 in Périgueux – 5 January 1968 in Aix-en-Provence) was a French actor. He was married to the French actress Annabella. He was one of the surviving passengers of the August 1923 Air Union Farman Goliath crash.
Selected ...
as Lord Kingdale
*
Annabella
Annabella, Anabella, or Anabela is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Annabella of Scotland (c. 1433–1509), daughter of King James I
*Annabella (actress) (1907–1996), stage name of French actress Suzanne Georgette C ...
as Solange Pascaud
*
José Noguéro as Antonio Mirasol
*
Louis Florencie
Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951.
Selected filmography
* '' Make a Living'' (1931)
* '' Companion Wanted'' (1932)
* '' Beauty Spot'' (1932 ...
as Benoit
*
Frédéric Duvallès as Anatole Biscotte
*
Pierre Finaly as L'aubergiste
*
Henri Richard
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*
Émile Riandreys
*
Georges Tréville
Georges Tréville (28 July 1875 – 30 May 1944) was a French actor and film director.
Born as Georges Troly, during the silent era, he played the gentlemen thief Arsène Lupin in several short films. He also went to Britain to direct and star ...
*
Charles Dechamps
Charles Dechamps (13 September 1882 – 25 September 1959) was a French stage and film actor. He married the comedian Fernande Albany on 19 November 1925. He died in 1959, and was buried at cimetière du Père-Lachaise.
Filmography
* 1909: ...
*
Louis Lorsy as Hotel Receptionist
*
Christiane Tourneur
*
Gaby Morlay
*
Louis Verneuil
Louis Jacques Marie Collin du Bocage (14 May 1893 – 3 November 1952), better known by the pen name Louis Verneuil, was a French playwright, screenwriter, and actor.
Biography
Born in Paris, Verneuil wrote approximately sixty plays and was b ...
References
Bibliography
* Jonathan Driskell. ''The French Screen Goddess: Film Stardom and the Modern Woman in 1930s France''. I.B.Tauris, 2015.
External links
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1932 films
1932 comedy films
French comedy films
1930s French-language films
Films directed by Joe May
French multilingual films
Films scored by Bruno Granichstaedten
Pathé films
French black-and-white films
1932 multilingual films
1930s French films
Films scored by Willy Schmidt-Gentner
French-language comedy films
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