''Durand Versus Durand'' (French: ''Durand contre Durand'') is a 1931 French-German

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directed by Eugen Thiele and

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and starring Roger Tréville,

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and Jeanne Helbling.Rège p.537 The film's sets were designed by the art director

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. A separate German-language version ''Einer Frau muß man alles verzeih'n'' was also released.

Cast

* Roger Tréville as Max Durand I (champagne) *

as Max Durand II (couture) * Jeanne Helbling as Suzy *

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as Gaby Pirouette *

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as Dieudonné *

Henri Chomette Henri Chomette (1896–1941) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director. He was the brother of the film director René Clair. Selected filmography * '' Roger la Honte'' (1922) * '' De quoi revient les junes film''Shown in Boston in 1927, ...

as Le pianiste * Jules Mondos as Lévy-Bloch * Doumel as Le coiffeur * Simone Simon as Éliane * Mady Berry as Mme Dieudonné

References

Bibliography

* Philippe Rège. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1931 films French comedy films German comedy films 1931 comedy films French multilingual films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Eugen Thiele Films directed by Léo Joannon 1931 multilingual films 1930s French films 1930s German films {{1930s-France-film-stub