''The Man in Evening Clothes'' (French:''Un homme en habit'') is a 1931 American

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directed by René Guissart, in his directorial debut, and starring

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, Diana and Suzy Vernon. It was made by the French subsidiary of

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at the Joinville Studios in Paris. A Spanish-language version '' A Gentleman in Tails'' was also released the same year. The film adapts ''L'Homme en habi''t, a play by Yves Mirande and André Picard. It is presumably lost.

Cast

as André de Lussanges * Diana as Gaby * Suzy Vernon as Germaine de Lussanges *

Pola Illéry Paula Iliescu Gibson (18 December 1909 – 19 October 1993) known professionally as Pola Illery, was a Romanian-American actress and singer, best known for her appearances in early Cinema of France, French film, and of the latter after emigrating ...

as Totoche * Pierre Etchepare as Pierre d'Allouville * Louis Baron fils as L'huissier Buffetaut *

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as Ninette * Paul Pauley as Le valet de chambre *

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* Alexandre Dréan * Marc-Hély * Pierrette Caillol * Marcel Carpentier * Georges Bever * Henry Prestat * Georges Cahuzac * Charlotte Martens * Henri Vilbert * Christian Argentin * Francis Mérey * Poussard * Henri Trévoux * André Pollack * Henri Jullien * Henri de Livry

Reception

In 1932, ''Hebdo-film'' found it was "one of the best films of the year".

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1931 films 1931 comedy films 1930s French-language films American comedy films Films directed by René Guissart Remakes of American films American multilingual films Films shot at Joinville Studios Paramount Pictures films American films based on plays Films scored by Casimir Oberfeld 1931 multilingual films 1930s American films Films scored by Lionel Cazaux {{1930s-comedy-film-stub French-language American films Films based on works by Yves Mirande 1931 directorial debut films