''Lord Rogue'' () is a 1955 French

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directed by André Haguet and starring

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, Lucienne Legrand and Julien Bertheau.Bessy & Chirat p.409 It was made at the

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and shot in

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and

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

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Synopsis

in the 1840s, during the reign of

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, a young English aristocratic

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frequents the slums of the capital and is immensely popular with the ordinary people. He attracts female admirers as well as the hostility of many of the elite.

Cast

as Lord Henry de Seymour Milord l'Arsouille * Simone Bach as Chantereine * Lucienne Legrand as Virginie * Julien Bertheau as the Duke of Mantes *

Jean Debucourt Jean Debucourt (19 January 1894 – 22 March 1958) was a French stage and film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1920 and 1958. Selected filmography * '' The Little Thing'' (1923) * ''Jean Chouan'' (1926) * ''Madame Récamier'' ...

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as Edward, Seymour's attendant * Robert Manuel as Marcouski *

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as Harel *

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as Anna Risomonti *

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as the painter Geoffroy * Alain Bouvette as Picard *

Michel Lemoine Michel Lemoine (1922–2013) was a French actor and film director.Senn p.202 Selected filmography Actor * '' After Love'' (1948) * '' Julie de Carneilhan'' (1950) * '' The Treasure of Cantenac'' (1950) * ''The Adventurers of the Air'' (1950) * ' ...

as Alexandre, a dandy * Guy Rapp as Evariste Marceau, a shoemaker

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955''. Pygmalion, 1989. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1955 films French comedy films 1955 comedy films 1950s French-language films Films directed by André Haguet 1950s French films French historical films 1950s historical films Films set in the 1840s Films set in Paris Films shot at Billancourt Studios Films scored by Louiguy {{1950s-France-comedy-film-stub fr:Milord l'Arsouille