''Sins of Paris'' (French: ''Rires de Paris'') is a 1953 French

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directed by Henri Lepage and starring

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, Lysiane Rey and

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) * '' ...

.https://www.unifrance.org/film/7041/rires-de-paris The film's sets were designed by the

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Synopsis

Du Bois, a

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who cannot laugh has been summoning the

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acts of

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to his house to perform for him. As they then disappear, leading performer Mousse decides to launch an investigation.

Cast

as M. Du Bois * Lysiane Rey as Mousse *

as Barket * Édith Georges * Frédéric O'Brady * Saint-Granier * Philippe Olive *

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Gérard Darrieu Gérard Darrieu (1925–2004) was a French actor. Selected filmography *1950: '' Three Telegrams'' (directed by Henri Decoin) - Jeune dragueur *1951: ''Juliette, or Key of Dreams'' - Un prisonnier (uncredited) *1951: ''Nightclub'' - Le groom * ...

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* Martine de Breteuil * Claudette Donald * Sylvain * René Lacourt *

Jean Rigaux Jean Rigaux (10 February 1909 – 10 December 1991) was a French songwriter and actor. Selected filmography * '' The Lost Woman'' (1942) * '' No Love Allowed'' (1942) * '' Madly in Love'' (1943) * '' Sins of Paris'' (1953) * '' Three Make a Pa ...

Max Dalban Max Dalban (27 May 1908 – 9 February 1958) was a French film actor.Macdonald p.244 Selected filmography * ''Boudu Saved from Drowning'' (1932) * '' Chotard and Company'' (1933) * ''Street Without a Name'' (1934) * ''Toni'' (1935) * '' The Mut ...

References

Bibliography

* Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. ''Histoire du cinéma français: 1951-1955''. Pygmalion, 1989. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1953 films French comedy films 1953 comedy films French crime films 1953 crime films 1950s French-language films Films directed by Henri Lepage French black-and-white films 1950s French films Films set in Paris {{1950s-France-comedy-film-stub