''Maid in Paris'' (French: ''Paris canaille'') is a 1956 French

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directed by

Pierre Gaspard-Huit Pierre Gaspard-Huit (29 November 1917 – 1 May 2017) was a French film director and screenwriter. He directed the 1963 film '' Shéhérazade'', which starred Anna Karina. He was once married to actress Claudine Auger when she was 18, and he wa ...

and starring

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Daniel Gélin Daniel Yves Alfred Gélin (19 May 1921 – 29 November 2002) was a French film and television actor. Early life Gélin was born in Angers, Maine-et-Loire, the son of Yvonne (née Le Méner) and Alfred Ernest Joseph Gélin. When he was ten, ...

and

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.BFI.org
/ref> The screenplay concerns a young woman from the countryside who visits Paris and falls in love with a police officer there. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Hubert.

Cast

as Penny Benson *

as Antoine du Merlet *

as Gloria Benson *

Mary Marquet Mary Marquet (born Micheline Marguerite Delphine Marquet; 14 April 1895 – 29 August 1979) was a French stage and film actress. Career Marquet came from a family of artists: her parents were actors, an aunt was a star dancer at the Paris Ope ...

as Mme. Bernemal *

Marie Daëms Marie Daëms (1928–2016) was a French stage, film and television actress. Hayward & Vincendeau p.127 After studying at the Lycée Jules-Ferry in Paris, Daëms made her stage debut in 1947 and her first screen appearance in 1949. She was marrie ...

as Claude *

Maryse Martin Maryse Martin (1906–1984) was a French singer, film and television actress.Pallister & Hottell p.77 Selected filmography * ''Les Casse-pieds'' (1948) * ''We Will All Go to Paris'' (1950) – Maman Terrine * ''Musique en tête'' (1951) – La ...

as Germaine *

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as Jean-Pierre * Robert Murzeau as Le monsieur fauché * Micheline Gary as Une pensionnaire *

Michel Etcheverry Michel Etcheverry (16 December 1919 – 30 March 1999) was a French actor. First a teacher, he was fired in 1941 for refusing to make the Maréchal children sing, here we come! . He began his career in the theater as a stage manager, then joined ...

as Le commissaire des mineurs * Roger Pierre as Gérard Destremeaux, le gigolo *

Darry Cowl Darry Cowl (born André Darricau; 27 August 1925 – 14 February 2006) was a French comedian, actor and musician. He won a César Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in 2004 for his role as a concierge in '' Pas sur la bouche'' (''Not on ...

as Daniel, le casseur d'assiettes *

Yoko Tani was a French-born Japanese actress and nightclub entertainer. Early life Tani was born in Paris. Her birth name was ''Itani Yōko'' (猪谷洋子). She has occasionally been described as 'Eurasian', 'half French', 'half Japanese' and even, in on ...

as Une élève *

Sophie Daumier Sophie Daumier (24 November 1934 – 31 December 2003) was a French film actress. She appeared in 28 films between 1956 and 1979. She was born as Elisabeth Hugon in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Calais, the daughter of composer Georges Hugon. Sh ...

as Une élève *

Renée Passeur Renée Passeur (21 October 1905 – 16 January 1975) was a French actress and singer. Extravagant personality of the so-called Tout-Paris, Renée Passeur embodied eccentric characters in films. She was the spouse of author and screenwriter ...

as La dame au gigolo * Roger Dumas as Un jeune dragueur au jardin *

Jackie Sardou Jackie Sardou (7 April 1919 – 2 April 1998) was a French actress. Personal life She was born Jacqueline Labbé in Paris, and married Fernand Sardou, a singer. She was the mother of singer Michel Sardou; and grandmother of author Romain Sardou ...

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe . ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

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A still from the film appeared in the ''New York Times'' on July 7, 1957
1956 films 1956 romantic comedy films Films directed by Pierre Gaspard-Huit Films set in Paris French romantic comedy films 1950s English-language films 1950s French films French black-and-white films {{romantic-comedy-film-stub