''Chaste Susanne'' (French: ''La chaste Suzanne'') is a 1937 French-British

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directed by

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and starring

Raimu Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César''). Life and career Born in T ...

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and Henri Garat.Oscherwitz& Higgins p.361 It is an adaptation of the 1912 operetta '' Chaste Susanne'' by Jean Gilbert, itself based on an earlier play by Antony Mars and Maurice Desvallières. It was made when the 1930s booms in

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s was at its height. Made at

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, it was the French-language version of the British film '' The Girl in the Taxi''. Henri Garat was the only actor to appear in both productions. The film's sets were designed by the

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Jean d'Eaubonne.

Synopsis

In Paris an academy dedicated to promoting virtue awards its annual prize, but accidentally gives it to the wrong woman named Suzanne. The recipient is in fact a

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who performs at the

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and is conducting an affair with the potential son-in-law of Monsieur des Aubrays, the head of the academy.

Cast

as Monsieur des Aubrays *

as Suzanne Pomarel * Henri Garat as René Boislurette * Blanchette Brunoy as Jacqueline * Serge Flateau as Hubert *

Jean Témerson Jean Témerson (1898–1956) was a French actor. Selected filmography * ''The Lover of Madame Vidal'' (1936) - Guillaume - le domestique * '' With a Smile'' (1936) - Cam (uncredited) * '' Pépé le Moko'' (1937) - Gravère * '' Blanchette'' (1 ...

as Alexis * Blanche Denège as Madame des Aubrays *

Anthony Gildès Anthony Gildès (13 August 1856 – 6 October 1941) was a French actor. Anthony Gildès was born Anatole Gleizes in Metz, France. He died in Paris at age 85. Selected filmography * '' The Zone of Death'' (1917) * '' The Torture of Silence'' (191 ...

as Dominique *

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as Pomarel

References

Bibliography

* Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1937 films 1937 comedy films 1930s French-language films British comedy films French comedy films Films set in Paris Films directed by André Berthomieu 1937 multilingual films French multilingual films British multilingual films Films based on operettas Operetta films 1930s British films 1930s French films {{1930s-comedy-film-stub