''Lady Paname'' is a 1950 French

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directed and written by

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and starring

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and

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.Crisp p.130 It tells the story of a young female singer who tries to become a star in the

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world of the 1920s and falls in love with a composer. It was shot at the Boulogne Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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with costumes by Georges Annenkov.

Plot

The evocation of 1920s Paris mingles with the rapid rise of the irresistible Caprice, a talented singer, and her tumultuous love affair with Jeff the composer. A photographer nicknamed Bagnolet, a gentle anarchist, keeps a gentle eye on Caprice's activities as she becomes Lady Paname, and in the absence of morals, makes love triumph.

Cast

as Gambier, dit Bagnolet - un photographe anarchiste *

as Raymonde Bosset, dite Caprice - une chanteuse de music-hall *

as Jeff - un compositeur de chansons *

as Milson - le directeur de l'Olympia *

Raymond Souplex Raymond Souplex (1 June 1901 – 22 November 1972) was a French actor and singer. He was in a long-term relationship with Jane Sourza, although they never married. Filmography 1901 births 1972 deaths Male actors from Paris Musicians fr ...

as Arsène Marval - un chanteur célèbre et cabotin * Jane Marken as Madame Gambier *

Claire Olivier Claire Olivier (1892-1974) was a French stage film and television actress. Turk p.441 A character actress, she generally appeared in supporting roles in French cinema. Selected filmography * '' A Picnic on the Grass'' (1937) * '' The Train for ...

as Léa Bosset - la mère de Caprice et de Marcel * Camille Guérini as Auguste Bosset *

Véra Norman Marguerite Trediakowski (28 December 1924 – 19 May 2023), better known as Véra Norman, was a French film actress. Norman died in Saint-Arnoult, Calvados on 19 May 2023, at the age of 98. Selected filmography * '' The Sea Rose'' (1946) * '' ...

as La môme Oseille - l'amie de Caprice *

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as Costa - l'accompagnatrice *

Germaine Montero Germaine Montero (1909–2000) was a French singer and a stage, television and film actress.Conway p.87 Partial filmography * '' Sapho'' (1934) - Madame Sombreuse * '' The Sin of Rogelia Sanchez'' (1940) - Rogelia Sanchez * '' Saint Rogelia'' ( ...

as Mary-Flor - une chanteuse finie mais capricieuse * Huguette Faget as Janine *

Georges Douking Georges Douking (born Georges Ladoubée; 6 August 1902 – 20 October 1987) was a French stage, film, and television actor. He also directed stage plays such as the premier presentation of Jean Giraudoux's ''Sodom and Gomorrah'' at the Théâtr ...

as Le parlementaire - un ami de Fred *

Maurice Régamey Maurice Régamey (1924–2009) was a Polish-born French actor and film director.Rège p.96 Selected filmography * ''The Idiot'' (1946) * '' Dawn Devils'' (1946) * ''Maya'' (1949) * ''Cartouche, King of Paris'' (1950) * '' Old Boys of Saint-Loup'' ...

as Fred *

Odette Laure Odette Laure (born Odette Yvonne Marie Dhommée; 28 February 1917–10 June 2004) was a French actress and cabaret singer. She appeared in more than 50 films and television shows between 1950 and 2001. She was nominated for the César Award ...

as La grue *

Odette Barencey Odette Barencey (20 August 1893 – 4 March 1981) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films from 1927 to 1958. She was married to the actor Marcel Barencey. Selected filmography * '' My Childish Father'' (1930) * '' Mo ...

as La dame des toilettes * Jane Helly as Madame Marval - la femme du chanteur * Maurice Nasil as Chacaton * Albert Valsien as Le chef d'orchestre * Sylvain as Un ami *

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as Le régisseur * Mag-Avril as L'habilleuse

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958''. Indiana University Press, 2015.

External links

Official Website
* 1950 films French black-and-white films French comedy films 1950 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films set in Paris Films set in the 1920s Films shot at Boulogne Studios 1950s French films Films scored by Georges Van Parys Films with screenplays by Henri Jeanson {{1950s-France-comedy-film-stub