''My Friend Victor'' (French: ''Mon ami Victor'') is a 1931 French

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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 René Lefèvre,

Pierre Brasseur Pierre Brasseur (22 December 1905 – 16 August 1972), born Pierre-Albert Espinasse, was a French actor. Biography The son of actors Georges Espinasse and Germaine Brasseur, the latter a cousin of Albert Brasseur; his grandfather, Jules B ...

and

Simone Bourday Simone Bourday (1912–1943) was a French stage and film actress.Crisp p.151 Selected filmography * '' La Vie miraculeuse de Thérèse Martin'' (1929) * ''The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The Sweetness of Loving'' (1930) * ''The Voic ...

. The film may have originally been made a

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and then had

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added to it.Crisp p.419 The film's sets were designed by the art director

Robert-Jules Garnier Robert-Jules Garnier (1883–1958) was a French art director.Bergfelder, Harris & Street p.72 Selected filmography * ''Judex'' (1916) * '' Marquitta'' (1927) * '' The Crew'' (1928) * ''Little Devil May Care'' (1928) * ''Billeting Order'' (1932) ...

Cast

* René Lefèvre as Victor de Fleury *

as Edgar Flachon *

as Hélène *

Gabrielle Fontan Gabrielle Fontan (16 April 1873 – 8 September 1959) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1927 and 1959. Selected filmography * '' Misdeal'' (1928) * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1929) * '' The La ...

as Tante Ursule * Alice Ael as Mme. Lambert * Émile Garandet as M. Lambert

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1931 films French comedy films 1931 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by André Berthomieu French black-and-white films 1930s French films {{1930s-France-film-stub