''My Uncle Benjamin'' (French: ''Mon oncle Benjamin'') is a 1924 French silent

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

René Leprince René Leprince (1876 – 25 May 1929) was an early France, French silent film director best known for his silent films of the 1910s and 1920s. In film, Leprince began as an actor in 1908 and dabbled with directing. In 1911 he moved into direc ...

and starring

Léon Mathot Léon Mathot (5 March 1886, Roubaix, Nord-Pas-de-Calais - 6 March 1968, in Paris) was a French film actor and film director best known perhaps for playing Edmond Dantes in ''The Count of Monte Cristo (1918 series), The Count of Monte Cristo'' se ...

, Madeleine Erickson and Charles Lamy.The A to Z of French Cinema p.289

Cast

as Benjamin Rathery * Madeleine Erickson as Manette * Charles Lamy as Machecourt *

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as Madame Machecourt * Émile Garandet as Le docteur Minxit * André Clairius as Pont-Cassé * Madame De Houx as Arabella

References

Bibliography

* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1924 films French silent feature films 1924 comedy films 1920s French-language films Films directed by René Leprince French black-and-white films Films based on French novels Pathé films Silent French comedy films 1920s French films {{1920s-France-film-stub