''Cocoanut'' (French: ''Noix de coco'') is a 1939 French-German
comedy drama film
Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau
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adapted by
Marcel Achard
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from his play of the same name. It was directed by Jean Boyer and stars
Raimu
Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César'').
Life and career
Born in T ...
,
Marie Bell
Marie Bell (23 December 1900 – 14 August 1985), born Marie-Jeanne Bellon-Downey, was a French tragedian, comic actor and stage director. She was the director of the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris from 1962 onwards, and this theatre now bea ...
and
Michel Simon
Michel Simon (; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France. UFA, and released by its French subsidiary
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.
The film's
art direction
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was by
Max Mellin
Max Mellin (30 January 1904 – 17 March 1977) was a German art director.Jacobsen & Prinzler p.275
Selected filmography
* '' Goodbye, Beautiful Days'' (1933)
* '' Happy Days in Aranjuez'' (1933)
* ''The Girlfriend of a Big Man'' (1934)
* '' Playi ...
.
Cast
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Raimu
Jules Auguste Muraire (18 December 1883 – 20 September 1946), whose stage name was Raimu, was a French actor. He is most famous for playing César in the 'Marseilles trilogy' ('' Marius'', '' Fanny'' and '' César'').
Life and career
Born in T ...
as Loulou Barbentane
*
Marie Bell
Marie Bell (23 December 1900 – 14 August 1985), born Marie-Jeanne Bellon-Downey, was a French tragedian, comic actor and stage director. She was the director of the Théâtre du Gymnase in Paris from 1962 onwards, and this theatre now bea ...
as Caroline
*
Michel Simon
Michel Simon (; 9 April 1895 – 30 May 1975) was a Swiss actor of German origin active primarily in France. Gilbert Gil as Antoine
* Junie Astor as Colette Ventadour
*
Gisèle Préville
Gisèle Préville (1918–2006) was a French film actress and beauty contestant. She entered the film industry after being crowned Miss Paris in 1934 and Miss France in 1935. While she mainly featured in French films, she also starred in the Brit ...
Georges Lannes
Georges Lannes (27 October 1895 – 8 July 1983) was a French film actor who appeared in more than a hundred films during his career including '' André Cornélis'' (1927).Goble p.50
Selected filmography
* '' The Mysteries of Paris'' (1922)
* '' ...
as Lieberkrantz
*
Marcel Maupi
Marcel Maupi, stage name of Marcel Louis Alexandre Barberin or Maupi, (6 November 1881, Marseille – 4 January 1949, Antibes) was a French actor.
Selected filmography
* ''Dance Hall'' (1931)
* '' Marius'' (1931)
* '' Fanny'' (1932)
* '' The Iron ...
Suzet Maïs
Suzette Charlotte Marie Mathilde Roux (January 31, 1908 – January 24, 1989), screen name "Suzet Maïs", was a French stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
References
External links
*
1908 births
1989 deaths
French film actre ...
Claire Gérard
Claire Gérard (1889–1971) was a Belgian stage and film actress. She appeared regularly in French cinema in supporting roles.
Selected filmography
* '' The Marriage of Mademoiselle Beulemans'' (1932)
* '' Jeanne'' (1934)
* '' If I Were Boss'' ...
as Une invitée
References
Bibliography
* Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002.