''Counsel for Romance'' (French: ''Un mauvais garçon'') is a 1936 French

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

film directed by Jean Boyer and Raoul Ploquin and starring

Danielle Darrieux Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...

, Henri Garat and Jean Dax.

Production

The film was made as a co-production between the German studio UFA and its French subsidiary ACE. It was made at UFA's

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, with

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taking place in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and Max Knaake. The music is by

Georges Van Parys Georges Van Parys (7 June 1902 in Paris – 28 January 1971 in Paris) was a French composer of film music and operettas. Among his musical influences were the group Les Six, Maurice Ravel, and Claude Debussy. Later in his career he served as vic ...

Plot

A young female lawyer refuses to get married as she thinks only of her work. But soon her father sends a crook so that she dedicates herself. Gradually, she begins to love the charming swindler.

Cast

as Jacqueline Serval * Henri Garat as Pierre Meynard * André Alerme as Monsieur Serval * Marguerite Templey as Mme. Serval *

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as Marie * Jean Dax as Feutrier père *

Alfred Pasquali Alfred-Adolphe Pasquali (31 October 1898 – 12 June 1991) was a French actor and theatre director. Theatre Comedian * 1921 : ''La Dauphine'' by François Porché, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier * 1925 : ''La Robe d'un soir'' by Rosemonde G ...

as P'tit Louis *

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as Le juge d'instruction * Lucien Callamand as Le voisin de palier * Robert Casa as Le bâtonnier / President of the Bar * Jean Hébey as Fil-de-fer / Slim *

Roger Legris Roger Legris (3 July 1898 – 22 May 1981) was a French actor. Selected filmography * '' On the Streets'' (1933) * '' Skylark'' (1934) * '' The House on the Dune'' (1934) * '' The Devil in the Bottle'' (1935) * '' Counsel for Romance'' (1936) * ...

as Le vicomte * Edouard Hamel as Le secrétaire du bâtonnier *

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as Le client violent au musette * Emile Prud'homme as L'accordéoniste / Accordionist

Notes

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