''Messieurs Ludovic'' is a 1946 French

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directed by

Jean-Paul Le Chanois Jean-Paul Étienne Dreyfus, better known as Jean-Paul Le Chanois (; 25 October 1909 – 8 July 1985), was a French film director, screenwriter and actor. His film ''...Sans laisser d'adresse'' won the Golden Bear, Golden Bear (Comedies) awar ...

and starring

Odette Joyeux Odette Joyeux (5 December 1914 – 26 August 2000) was a French actress, playwright and novelist. Biography She was born in Paris, where she studied dance at the Paris Opera Ballet before taking the stage. Joyeux started her film career in 19 ...

Bernard Blier Bernard Blier (; 11 January 1916 – 29 March 1989) was a French character actor. Life and career Blier was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where his father, a researcher at the Pasteur Institute, was posted at the time. His rotund featu ...

and Marcel Herrand. It is based on the 1932 play ''Ludo'' by Pierre Scize. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Paul Bertrand and

Auguste Capelier Auguste Capelier (April 2, 1905 – May 4, 1977) was a French art director. Hayward p.241 He worked designing film sets in the Cinema of France, French film industry, often collaborating with Georges Wakhévitch during the early stages of his car ...

Cast

as Anne-Marie Vermeulen *

as Ludovic Seguin * Marcel Herrand as Ludovic Le Chartier * Jean Chevrier as Ludovic Mareuil *

Jules Berry Jules Berry (; born Marie Louis Jules Paufichet; 9 February 1883 – 23 April 1951) was a French actor. Biography Early life Berry and his two brothers were born to parents who sold hardware and settled in Poitou. The family moved to Paris in 1 ...

as Monsieur Mareuil *

Julien Carette Julien Henri Carette (23 December 1897 – 20 July 1966) was a French film actor. He appeared in more than 120 films between 1931 and 1964. Selected filmography * '' American Love'' (1931) - Lepape * ''Seul'' (1932) - Michel * '' Fun in the Ba ...

as Julien * Pierre Palau as Ernest, le domestique * Etienne Decroux as Le guide *

Mona Dol Mona Dol (28 May 1901 – 29 December 1990) was a French actress. Born Amélie Alice Gabrielle Delbart in Lille, she died in Paris in 1990. Selected filmography * '' Number 33'' (1933) * ''Lucrezia Borgia'' (1935) * '' The Scandalous Couple'' (1 ...

as Mme Vermeulen * Jean Gobet as Benoît Decour * Georgette Tissier as Georgette * Gabrielle Fontan as La concierge des Thibaut * Yasmine Cayret as Mme Seguin * Sabine Angély as Mme Benoist * Arlette Merry as Marika Lamar

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950''. Pygmalion, 1986 * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1946 films French comedy films 1946 comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Jean-Paul Le Chanois French black-and-white films 1940s French films French films based on plays Films shot in Paris Films set in Paris {{1940s-France-film-stub