''The Heir of the Bal Tabarin'' (French: ''L'héritier du Bal Tabarin'') is a 1933 French

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directed by Jean Kemm and starring Frédéric Duvallès, Charlotte Lysès and Germaine Michel. Crisp p.398 It was based on the 1919 stage

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of the same title by André Mouëzy-Éon and Nicolas Nancey. It was shot at the Joinville Studios of Pathé-Natan. The film's sets were designed by the

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Jacques Colombier.

Synopsis

A prudish man unexpectedly inherits the Bal Tabarin

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. According to the terms of the will he must manage it himself, something he conceals from his family.

Cast

* Frédéric Duvallès as Longuebois * Charlotte Lysès as La tante à héritage * Germaine Michel as Madame Longuebois * Marcel Lévesque as Pépin-Mounette * Robert Pizani as Le danseur * Robert Mérin as Le neveu * Simone Mareuil as Mademoiselle Longuebois * Monette Dinay as Chiquette *

Jeanne Fusier-Gir Jeanne Fusier-Gir (1885–1973) was a French stage and film actress. She was married to the painter Charles Gir, and was the mother of the film director François Gir.Rège p. 442 Selected filmography * '' The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard'' (1 ...

as La boniche * Armand Lurville as Le notaire

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. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1933 films French comedy films 1933 comedy films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Jean Kemm French black-and-white films 1930s French films Films set in Paris French films based on plays Films shot at Joinville Studios Films scored by Jean Yatove Films based on works by André Mouëzy-Éon Films based on works by Nicolas Nancey {{1930s-France-film-stub