''Baleydier'' is a 1932 French

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directed by

Jean Mamy Jean Mamy (8 July 1912, Chambéry, Savoie – 29 March 1949, Arcueil) was a French actor, producer, film and theatre director, screenwriter, film editor, and journalist, notable for directing the anti-Masonic propaganda film ''Forces occultes'' u ...

and starring

Michel Simon Michel Simon (; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France. Josseline Gaël Josseline Gaël (born Jeannine Augustine Jeanne Blanleuil; 4 February 1917 – 10 August 1995) was a French actress who specialised in comedy roles. She is best remembered for her portrayal of Cosette in the 1934 film adaptation of Les Misérable ...

and

Jean Gehret Jean Gehret (10 January 1900, Geneva, Switzerland - 24 May 1956, Paris, France) was an actor and director, appearing in a few films directed by Jean Renoir, including La Chienne (1931) and Madame Bovary (1933). Filmography External links

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.Rège p.433 The film's sets were designed by the

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Gabriel Scognamillo Gabriel Scognamillo (27 October 1906 – 31 May 1974) was an Italian art director. One of the first films he worked on was Jean Renoir's provocative 1931 film ''La Chienne''. Two years later he had moved to Hollywood where one of his first films t ...

Synopsis

Baleydier, a

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, wins a competition which allows him to star in a major

historical film A historical drama (also period drama, period piece or just period) is a dramatic work set in the past, usually used in the context of film and television, which presents historical events and characters with varying degrees of fiction such as ...

then under production. During filming everyone makes fun of him becomes of his simple ways and expects the film to be a disaster. Instead, on its release, it becomes a huge hit as people mistake it for a

comedy Comedy is a genre of dramatic works intended to be humorous or amusing by inducing laughter, especially in theatre, film, stand-up comedy, television, radio, books, or any other entertainment medium. Origins Comedy originated in ancient Greec ...

Cast

as Lola *

Pierre Pradier Pierre Pradier (born 26 July 1948) is a French classical pianist. Biography Born in La Seyne-sur-Mer, Pradier won the grand prix of the city of Marseille in Pierre Barbizet's class, in conjunction with law studies at the Faculty of Aix-en-Proven ...

as Petrequin * Géo Lecomte as L'huissier *

* ...

as Bloch * Maria Fromet as L'amie *

Robert Gaillard Robert Gaillard (November 14, 1868 – September 24, 1941) was an American male actor who appeared on stage and in film. He also directed a number of films during the silent era.Gmür p.154 Selected filmography Actor * ''Cardinal Wolsey'' (1912 ...

a s Le coiffeur *

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as La caissière

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.

External links

* 1932 films French comedy films 1932 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Mamy French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films about filmmaking Films with screenplays by Jacques Prévert {{1930s-France-film-stub