''A Father Without Knowing It'' (French: ''Papa sans le savoir'') is a 1932 French

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directed by

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and starring

Noël-Noël Noël-Noël (born Lucien Noël, 9 August 1897 – 5 October 1989) was a French actor and screenwriter. Partial filmography * ''La prison en folie'' (1931) - Yves Larsac * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) - Léon Mirol * '' Mistigri ...

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules B ...

and

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.Crisp p.392

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as Léon Jacquet *

as Jean *

as Madame Jacquet * Janine Merrey as Jeannine * Christiane Delyne as Madge * Lugné-Poe as L'oncle *

Edmond Castel Edmond Castel, real name Edmond Castellino, (26 March 1886, Alès – 1 November 1947, Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French actor. Filmography * 1927: ''Parisian Pleasures'' a silent film by Joe Francis * 1930: ''Ce qu'on dit, ce qu'on pense'' - sh ...

as Le marseillais * Émile Saint-Ober * Riri Bouché * Christiane Dor *

Yvonne Yma Yvonne Yma (1887–1959) was a French stage and film actress.Phillips p.212 Selected filmography * ''Take Care of Amelie'' (1932) * ''A Father Without Knowing It'' (1932) * '' Student's Hotel'' (1932) * '' The Barber of Seville'' (1933) * '' The ...

Suzanne Delvé Suzanne Delvé (1892–1986) was a French film actress. While most of her roles were during the silent era, she also appeared in a few sound films such as Maurice Tourneur's ''Accused, Stand Up!'' (1930).Waldman p.142 Selected filmography * '' Le ...

as Madame Bertrand

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

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* 1932 films 1932 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Robert Wyler Films based on adaptations Films based on American novels French films based on plays French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub

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