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directed by Pierre Colombier and starring

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and

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.Parish p.482 The film's

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was by Jacques Colombier.

Cast

as Serge de Montbreuse *

as La comtesse Irène Waldapowska *

as Le baron de Taillebourg * Pierre Larquey as Miser * Viviane Romance as Gloriane *

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as Bénard *

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as Alfred * Florence Walton as La marquise de Tranchemare * Marcel Simon as Le conservateur des Musées nationaux *

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as André *

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as Evelyne *

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as Le secrétaire du club *

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as Le maître d'hôtel *

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as Une invitée *

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as Une invitée *

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as La soubrette * Reda-Caire as Le chanteur * Philippe Richard as Le marjordome * José Sergy as Edmond

References

Bibliography

* Parish, James Robert. ''Film Actors Guide: Western Europe''. Scarecrow Press, 1977.

External links

* 1937 films French comedy films 1937 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Pierre Colombier Films based on French novels French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub