''King Pandora'' (French: ''Le Roi Pandore'') is a 1950 French
comedy film
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directed by
André Berthomieu
André Berthomieu (; 16 February 1903 – 10 April 1960) was a French screenwriter and film director. He was married to the actress Line Noro.
Selected filmography
Director
* '' Not So Stupid'' (1928)
* '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929)
...
and starring
Bourvil
André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Loui ...
,
Mathilde Casadesus
Mathilde Casadesus (1921–1965) was a French film actress.Goble p.95
Biography
Born into a family of renowned musicians, she is the daughter of cellist and composer Marius Casadesus and cellist Lucette Laffite. She is the half-sister of Gréco ...
and
Paulette Dubost
Paulette Dubost (8 October 1910 – 21 September 2011) was a French actress who began her career at the age of 7 at the Paris Opera.
She appeared in over 250 films and worked with directors such as Marcel Carné, Jean Renoir, Max Ophüls ('' L ...
. It was a sizeable box office hit.
It was shot at the
Saint-Maurice Studios Saint-Maurice is the name or part of the name of places. It refers to the legendary Saint Maurice.
Places Canada
* Saint-Maurice (Lower Canada electoral district), a constituency 1792–1838
* Saint Maurice (Province of Canada electoral distri ...
in
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...
Raymond Nègre
Raymond Nègre was a French art director born on 13 July 1908 in Domjulien, Vosges, France and died on the 8th of July 1985 in Créteil (Val-de-Marne). He was active in the film industry from the 1930s until the 1970s in more than sixty films of t ...
.
Synopsis
Following a large
inheritance
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policemen
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Léon Ménard marries the attractive Queen Marika. However, he is swindled out of his money and returns to the police. His wife, deeply in love with him, is happy with this.
Cast
*
Bourvil
André Robert Raimbourg (; 27 July 1917 – 23 September 1970), better known as André Bourvil (), and mononymously as Bourvil, was a French actor and singer best known for his roles in comedy films, most notably in his collaboration with Loui ...
as Léon Ménard
*
Mathilde Casadesus
Mathilde Casadesus (1921–1965) was a French film actress.Goble p.95
Biography
Born into a family of renowned musicians, she is the daughter of cellist and composer Marius Casadesus and cellist Lucette Laffite. She is the half-sister of Gréco ...
as Marika
*
Paulette Dubost
Paulette Dubost (8 October 1910 – 21 September 2011) was a French actress who began her career at the age of 7 at the Paris Opera.
She appeared in over 250 films and worked with directors such as Marcel Carné, Jean Renoir, Max Ophüls ('' L ...
as Angèle
*
Charles Bouillaud
Charles Bouillaud (11 May 1904 – 12 June 1965) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
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1904 births
1965 deaths
French male stage actors
French male film actors
French male television actors
20th-cen ...
as Grenu
*
Frédéric O'Brady
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In artistry:
* Frédéric Back, Canadian award-winning animator
* Frédéric Bartholdi, French sculptor
* Frédéric Bazille, Impress ...
as Toliev
*
Arthur Allan as Pilovar
*
Gaston Orbal
Gaston Orbal (1898–1983) was a French stage and film actor.Lorcey p.244
Selected filmography
* '' Dédé'' (1935)
* ''Tricoche and Cacolet'' (1938)
* '' My Aunt the Dictator'' (1939)
* '' Tobias Is an Angel'' (1940)
* '' The Suitors Club'' (194 ...
as Le capitaine
*
Paul Faivre
Paul Faivre (3 March 1886 – 5 March 1973) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The House Opposite'' (1937)
* '' The Lady from Vittel'' (1937)
* ''Cinderella'' (1937)
* '' Behind the Facade'' (1939)
* '' Vidocq'' (1939)
* ''Moulin ...
as Le maire
*
Pierre Clarel
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as L'ambassadeur
*
Jean Richard as Quichenette
*
Rivers Cadet
Rivers Cadet (1 March 1892 – 1 November 1968) was a French actor.
Cadet was born Jean Maurice Large in Paris. He was the brother of Fernand Rivers.
Selected filmography
* '' Maurin of the Moors'' (1932)
* '' The Ironmaster'' (1933)
* '' Th ...
as Célestin
*
Marcel Meral
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People
* Marcel (given name), people with the given name Marcel
* Marcel (footballer, born August 1981), Marcel Silva Andrade, Brazilian midfielder
* Marcel (footballer, born November 1981), Marcel Augusto Ortolan, Brazilian ...
as Un garçon de café
*
Charles Lavialle
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as Le vagabond
*
Max Elloy
Max Elloy (5 May 1900 – 16 January 1975) was a French film actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1942 and 1967.
Filmography
* '' Mademoiselle Swing'' (1942) - Max
* '' No Love Allowed'' (1942) - Le voyageur affamé
* ''Feu Nicolas'' (19 ...
as Un créancier
*
Georges Lannes
Georges Lannes (27 October 1895 – 8 July 1983) was a French film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during his career including '' André Cornélis'' (1927).Goble p.50
Selected filmography
* '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922)
* '' ...
as Adrien Cochard
References
Bibliography
* Crisp, Colin. ''French Cinema—A Critical Filmography: Volume 2, 1940–1958''. Indiana University Press, 2015.
External links
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1950 films
French comedy films
1950 comedy films
French black-and-white films
1950s French films
Films directed by André Berthomieu
Films based on French novels
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