''The Winner's Circle'' (French: ''Premières armes'') is a 1950 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

René Wheeler René Wheeler (8 February 1912 - 11 December 2000) was a French people, French screenwriter and film director. He co-wrote the story of the film ''A Cage of Nightingales'' (1945) with Georges Chaperot, for which they both received an Academy Awar ...

and starring Michèle Alfa,

Julien Carette Julien Henri Carette (23 December 1897 – 20 July 1966) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' American Love'' (1931) - Lepape * ''Seul'' (1932) - Michel * '' Fun in the Ba ...

and

Paul Frankeur Paul Frankeur (29 June 1905 – 27 October 1974) was a French actor who had a successful Hollywood career and appeared in films by Jacques Tati'','' such as ''Jour de fête'' and Luis Buñuel, including ''The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie'' ...

.Crisp p.309 The film takes place in a

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for aspiring young

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Cast

* Michèle Alfa as Yvonne *

as Simon *

Guy Decomble Guy Decomble (1910–1964) was a French film and television actor. A character actor he played in a number of supporting parts in postwar cinema. One of his better known roles is as the teacher in ''The 400 Blows'' by François Truffaut.Paietta p ...

as Émile *

as Victor * Serge Grave as Michel * Henri Poupon as Le père Lelarge * Roger Rafal as Barrymore *

Santa Relli Santa Claus (also known as Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or Santa) is a legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring gifts during the ...

as Lucienne * Jean Cordier as René * Palmyre Levasseur as La concierge * Suzanne Maury as La duchesse * Albert Plantier as Josito * Serge Soltani as Bobo

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, C.G. ''The Classic French Cinema, 1930-1960''. Indiana University Press, 1993.

External links

* 1950 films 1950 drama films French drama films 1950s French-language films Films directed by René Wheeler French horse racing films French black-and-white films 1950s French films Films scored by René Cloërec {{1950s-France-film-stub