''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. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and follo ...

and starring Guitry,

Pauline Carton Pauline Carton (4 July 1884 – 17 June 1974) was a French film actress. She appeared in more than 190 films between 1907 and 1974. Filmography * ''La fille du Boche'' (1915) * ''Blanchette'' (1921) * ''La femme de nulle part'' (1922) * '' ...

Lana Marconi Lana Marconi (born Ecaterina Ileana Marcovici; 8 September 1917 in Bucharest, Romania – 8 December 1990) was a Romanian-French actress, and the fifth and last wife of the famous French actor-director-playwright Sacha Guitry Alexandre-Pierr ...

, and

Marguerite Pierry Marguerite Pierry (26 December 1887, Paris – 20 January 1963, Paris) was a French actress. Selected filmography * ''On purge bébé'' (1931) * '' The Two Boys'' (1936) * '' The Citadel of Silence'' (1937) * '' Southern Mail'' (1937) * ''Conf ...

. It was based on a play of the same title by Guitry.Goble p.199 It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by art director

Louis Le Barbenchon Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (d ...

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 *

as La grande duchesse Christine *

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) * ''Extenuating Circumstances'' (1939) * '' Miquette'' ...

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, i ...

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