''My Aunts and I'' (French: ''Mes tantes et moi'') is a 1937 French

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

directed by

Yvan Noé Yvan Noé (1895–1963) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.Driskell p.146 He was married to the actress Pierrette Caillol who sometimes performed alongside him. Selected filmography * ''Gloria'' (1931) * '' Mademoiselle Moza ...

and starring René Lefèvre,

Marguerite Moreno Marguerite Moreno (born Lucie Marie Marguerite Monceau; 15 September 1871, Paris - 14 July 1948, Touzac, Lot) was a French stage and film actress. On 12 September 1900, in England, she married the writer Marcel Schwob, whom she had met in 18 ...

and

Jacqueline Francell Jacqueline Francell (24 March 1908, in Paris – 12 October 1962, in Neuilly-sur-Seine) was a French singer, stage and film actress. As a singer she also appeared in opera at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, and created the role of Princess Bla ...

.Rège p.381 Three Aunts keep a close watch on their nephew's romantic developments. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Marcel Magniez Marcel Magniez (born 1888) was a French art director who designed sets for around forty film productions from the late 1920s to the early 1950s.Soister p.281 Selected filmography * '' Parisian Pleasures'' (1927) * ''A Dog That Pays Off'' (1932) ...

Cast

* René Lefèvre as Eloi *

as Tante Adèle *

as Lisette * Tramel as Jolibois *

Pierrette Caillol Pierrette Caillol (1898–1991) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.346 She was married to the writer-director Yvan Noé Yvan Noé (1895–1963) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director.Driskell p.146 He was married to the ...

as Monette *

Maximilienne Maximilienne (1884-1978) was a French stage and film actress. She appeared frequently in films, generally in supporting roles. Later in her career she played the domineering comic foil to the comedian Fernand Raynaud. Selected filmography * '' T ...

as Tante Julie * Nine Assia as Simone *

Michèle Morgan Michèle Morgan (; born Simone Renée Roussel; 29 February 1920 – 20 December 2016) was a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades in both French cinema and Hollywood features. She is considered one of the greatest Fren ...

as Michèle * Peggy Bonny as Le soubrette * Jacques Deluard as Fredo * Maurice Mosnier as Robert *

Pierre Huchet Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

* Paul Asselin as Le greffier *

Alice Tissot Alice Tissot (1 January 1890 – 5 May 1971) was a French actress. Partial filmography * ''Poum à la chasse'' (1908) * ''Le devoir'' (1908) * ' (1909) * ' (1909) * '' The Two Girls'' (1921) * '' A Son from America'' (1924) * ''Captain Rascas ...

as Tante Lucie

References

Bibliography

* Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1937 films French comedy films 1937 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Yvan Noé French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films scored by Jane Bos {{1930s-France-film-stub