''Clochard'' is a 1932 French

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directed by

Robert Péguy Marcel Robert Péguy (14 December 1883 – 21 July 1968), publicly known as Robert Péguy and occasionally credited as Marcel Robert, was a French film director best remembered for his output spanning various commercial genres during the 1920s an ...

and starring

Georges Biscot Georges Biscot (15 September 1889 – 18 December 1944) was a French film actor. His birth name was Gaston Georges Bouzac. He starred in some 28 films between 1916 and his death in 1944. He appeared in films such as '' Barrabas'' in 1920, and ...

and Simone Cerdan.Bessy & Chirat p.304 In French the title is a phrase roughly equivalent to

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert-Jules Garnier Robert-Jules Garnier (1883–1958) was a French art director.Bergfelder, Harris & Street p.72 Selected filmography * ''Judex'' (1916) * '' Marquitta'' (1927) * '' The Crew'' (1928) * '' Little Devil May Care'' (1928) * '' Billeting Order'' (1932) ...

Cast

In alphabetical order * Robert Ancelin as Poum * Marcel Barencey as Le président *

as Muche * Germaine Brière as Madame Caquet * Simone Cerdan as Madame Lubin *

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as Maître Chambourcy *

Louis Florencie Louis Florencie (4 December 1896 – 4 December 1951) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1927 and 1951. Selected filmography * '' Make a Living'' (1931) * '' Companion Wanted'' (1932) * '' Beauty Spot'' (1932 ...

as Bourrache * Henri Lemarchand as Firmin *

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* René Sarvil as Le chanteur des rues *

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as Le substitut

References

Bibliography

* Maurice Bessy & Raymond Chirat. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934''. Pygmalion, 1988.

External links

* 1932 films 1932 comedy films French comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Robert Péguy Pathé films French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films scored by Vincent Scotto French-language comedy films {{1930s-France-film-stub