''Two Doves'' (French: ''Aux deux colombes'') is a 1949 French

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directed by

Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry (; 21 February 188524 July 1957) was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre (aesthetic), boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French ac ...

and starring Guitry,

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, Lana Marconi, and Marguerite Pierry. It was based on a play of the same title by Guitry.Goble p.199 It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by

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Louis Le Barbenchon.

Synopsis

The respectable Jean-Pierre Walter is warned by

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one day that he has a big surprise coming. It turns out to be his first wife Marie-Jeanne, long thought dead in

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, who happens to be the sister of his second wife Marie-Thérèse.

Cast

as Maitre Jean-Pierre Walter * Lana Marconi as La grande duchesse Christine * Marguerite Pierry as Marie-Jeanne - la première épouse *

as Angèle - la servante *

Suzanne Dantès Suzanne Dantès (1888–1958) was a French stage and film actress.Abecassis p.96 Selected filmography * '' The Courier of Lyon'' (1923) * ''Black and White'' (1931) * '' A Happy Man'' (1932) * '' Arlette and Her Fathers'' (1934) * ''Extenuating ...

as Marie-Thérèse - la deuxième épouse *

Robert Seller Robert Seller (1889–1967) was a French stage and film actor.Crisp p.156 Also known by his surname, Seller began his film career in 1931 in Maurice de Canonge's film, ''Olive se marie''. He had parts in many films and plays by Sacha Guitry, in ...

as Charles - le valet de chambre

References

Bibliography

* Bernard, André & Paucard, Alain. ''Sacha Guitry''. L'AGE D'HOMME, 2002. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. * Rège, Philippe. ''Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1949 films 1949 comedy films French comedy films 1940s French-language films Films directed by Sacha Guitry 1940s French films Films shot at Francoeur Studios Films scored by Louiguy {{1940s-France-film-stub