The Heir of the Bal Tabarin | |
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Directed by | Jean Kemm |
Written by | Jean-Louis Bouquet |
Based on | The Heir of the Bal Tabarin by André Mouëzy-Éon and Nicolas Nancey |
Produced by | Alex Nalpas |
Starring | Frédéric Duvallès Charlotte Lysès Germaine Michel |
Cinematography | René Guichard Maurice Guillemin |
Edited by | Jean Lecocq |
Music by | Lucien Wurmser Jean Yatove |
Production company | Les Films Alex Nalpas |
Distributed by | Les Films Alex Nalpas |
Release date |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Heir of the Bal Tabarin (French: L'héritier du Bal Tabarin) is a 1933 French comedy film directed by Jean Kemm and starring Frédéric Duvallès, Charlotte Lysès and Germaine Michel.[1] [2] It was based on the 1919 stage farce of the same title by André Mouëzy-Éon and Nicolas Nancey. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacques Colombier.
Synopsis
A prudish man unexpectedly inherits the Bal Tabarin cabaret in Paris. According to the terms of the will he must manage it himself, something he conceals from his family.
Cast
- Frédéric Duvallès as Longuebois
- Charlotte Lysès as La tante à héritage
- Germaine Michel as Madame Longuebois
- Marcel Lévesque as Pépin-Mounette
- Robert Pizani as Le danseur
- Robert Mérin as Le neveu
- Simone Mareuil as Mademoiselle Longuebois
- Monette Dinay as Chiquette
- Jeanne Fusier-Gir as La boniche
- Armand Lurville as Le notaire
References
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
- 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.