''Mercadet'' or ''Le faiseur'' is a 1936 French

comedy film A comedy film is a category of film which emphasizes humor. These films are designed to make the audience laugh through amusement. Films in this style traditionally have a happy ending ( black comedy being an exception). Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

André Hugon André Hugon (17 December 1886 – 22 August 1960) was a French film director, screenwriter and film producer best known for his silent films from 1913 onwards, particularly of the 1920s and into sound. Hugon was born in Algiers in 1886 w ...

and starring

Paul Pauley Paul Pauley (1886–1938) was a French stage and film actor.Goble p.39 Selected filmography * ''Count Kostia'' (1925) * '' The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * ''Black and White'' (1931) * '' Aces of the Turf'' (1932) * ''Étienne'' (1933) * '' ...

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and

Philippe Janvier Philippe Janvier is a French paleontologist, specialising in Palaeozoic vertebrates, who currently works at the Museum National de l’Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He has written several books and scientific papers on Palaeozoic vertebrates and co ...

.Crisp p.407 It was based on an 1848 play by

Honoré de Balzac Honoré de Balzac ( , more commonly , ; born Honoré Balzac;Jean-Louis Dega, La vie prodigieuse de Bernard-François Balssa, père d'Honoré de Balzac : Aux sources historiques de La Comédie humaine, Rodez, Subervie, 1998, 665 p. 20 May 179 ...

Cast

as Monsieur Mercadet *

as Miss Julie Mercadet *

as La Brive *

Alexandre Mihalesco Alexandre Mihalesco (; born Alexandru Mihăilescu, ; 19 October 1883 – 28 December 1974) was a Romanian film actor who largely appeared in French productions.Goble p.2 Selected filmography * ''The Independence of Romania'' (1912) * ''On the W ...

as Violette *

Elmire Vautier ''Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite'' (; french: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, ), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical th ...

as Madame Mercadet * Armand Larcher as Adolphe Minard *

Jean Toulout Jean Toulout (28 September 1887 – 23 October 1962) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1911 and 1959. Selected filmography * ''La Digue'' (1911) * '' The Mask of Horror'' (1912) * ''The Tenth Symphony'' (1 ...

as Berchut *

Georges Bever Georges Bever (1884–1973) was a French film and television actor.Goble p.38 Selected filmography * '' The Crystal Submarine '' (1927) * '' The Man in Evening Clothes'' (1931) * '' When Do You Commit Suicide?'' (1931) * '' Fun in the Barracks' ...

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* Albert Gercourt * Irène Jeanning * Jean Kolb *

Germaine Michel Germaine Michel (7 November 1892 – 9 January 1976) was a French stage and film actress. She was born in Paris and died in Clichy-la-Garenne. Selected filmography * ''The Wandering Beast'' (1932) * ''Cognasse'' (1932) * ''Paprika'' (1933) ...

Emile Seylis Emil or Emile may refer to: Literature *''Emile, or On Education'' (1762), a treatise on education by Jean-Jacques Rousseau * ''Émile'' (novel) (1827), an autobiographical novel based on Émile de Girardin's early life *''Emil and the Detective ...

References

Bibliography

* Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002.

External links

* 1936 comedy films French comedy films 1936 films 1930s French-language films Films based on works by Honoré de Balzac Films directed by André Hugon French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub