''One Night's Secret'' (French: ''Le secret d'une nuit'') is a 1934 French

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directed by

Félix Gandéra Félix Gandéra (1885–1957) was a French actor, screenwriter and film director.Rège p.423 He appeared in silent films from 1911 onwards, but most focused on the stage. A number of his plays were adapted for the screen, and he returned to cinema ...

and starring

Armand Bernard Armand Bernard (born Armand Joseph Bernard; 21 March 1893 – 13 June 1968) was a French comic actor and composer known mainly for his prolific work in film. Selected filmography * '' Le traitement du hoquet'' (1918) * '' The Little Cafe ...

Albert Préjean Albert Préjean (; 27 October 1894 – 1 November 1979) was a French actor, primarily in film. He served in World War I, and was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honour. With Lysiane Rey, he was the father of Patr ...

and

Lisette Lanvin Lisette Lanvin (1913–2004) was a French film actress.Goble p.6 Selected filmography * '' Student's Hotel'' (1932) * '' My Priest Among the Rich'' (1932) * ''Rouletabille the Aviator'' (1932) * ''Youth'' (1933) * '' One Night's Secret'' (1934) * ...

.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.355 The film's sets were designed by the

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Robert Gys Robert Gys (1901–1977) was a French art director.O'Shaughnessy p.238 Selected filmography * '' Imperial Violets'' (1924) * '' The Phantom of the Moulin Rouge'' (1925) * ''Miss Europe'' (1930) * ''Dance Hall'' (1931) * '' The Dream'' (1931) * '' ...

Synopsis

The naïve Sylvain arrives in

Marseille Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...

to be tricked by two men he encounters in a bar, who want to use him as an accomplice in a criminal scheme.

Cast

as Coco *

as Sylvain Renaud *

as Claudie *

Janine Merrey Janine Merrey was a French film actress.Goble p.124 She appeared in more than thirty films. Selected filmography * ''Love Songs'' (1930) * ''The Regiment's Champion'' (1932) * '' If You Wish It'' (1932) * '' A Father Without Knowing It'' (1932) * ...

as Zizine *

Germaine Rouer Germaine Rouer (1897–1994) was a French stage and film actress.Goble p.311 She was a member of the Comédie-Française. Selected filmography * ''Les Vampires'' (1916) * '' The Earth'' (1921) * '' The Bread Peddler'' (1923) * '' The Flame'' (19 ...

as Madame Hoppguer *

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as Le Petit Frisé *

Fernand Fabre Fernand Fabre (1899–1987) was a French stage, television and film actor.Goble p.49 Selected filmography * '' Knock'' (1925) * '' Miss Helyett'' (1928) * ''The Queen's Necklace'' (1929) * '' The Indictment'' (1931) * ''Luck'' (1931) * '' The For ...

as Raymond *

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as Le metteur en scène *

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as Monsieur Hoppguer *

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as La secrétaire *

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 ...

as Le grand salé *

Eugène Stuber Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".Henri Trévoux Henri is the French form of the masculine given name Henry, also in Estonian, Finnish, German and Luxembourgish. Bearers of the given name include: People French nobles * Henri I de Montmorency (1534–1614), Marshal and Constable of France * H ...

as L'assistant *

Christiane Dor Christiane Dor (1892–1939) was a French stage actress, film actress and singer.Goble p.113 She appeared in numerous operettas and musical comedies on the Paris stage during the 1920s and 1930s. In cinema she played a number of supporting roles. ...

as Minor Role *

Danielle Darrieux Danielle Yvonne Marie Antoinette Darrieux (; 1 May 1917 – 17 October 2017) was a French actress of stage, television and film, as well as a singer and dancer. Beginning in 1931, she appeared in more than 110 films. She was one of France's g ...

as Minor Role

References

Bibliography

*Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934''. Pygmalion, 1988. * Crisp, Colin. ''Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939''. Indiana University Press, 2002. * Oscherwitz, Dayna & Higgins, MaryEllen . ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1934 films French comedy films 1934 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Félix Gandéra French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films set in Marseille Films scored by Raoul Moretti {{1930s-France-film-stub