Madelon's Daughter (French: La fille de la Madelon) is a 1937 French comedy drama film directed by Georges Pallu and starring Henri Garat, Hélène Robert and Ninon Vallin.[1][2][3] The film's sets were designed by the art director René Renoux. The title refers to the popular First World War song La Madelon.
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| Directed by | Georges Pallu |
| Written by | Étienne Arnaud Francis Didelot André Heuzé |
| Produced by | Maurice de Roock Jean Mugeli |
| Starring | Henri Garat Hélène Robert Ninon Vallin |
| Cinematography | Hugo S. Delattre |
| Music by | Jane Bos Louis Bousquet Marius-François Gaillard |
Production company | Films de Koster |
| Distributed by | Pathé Consortium Cinéma |
Release date |
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Running time | 88 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editThe widow of a soldier from the First World War runs an inn frequented by veterans of the conflict. She is pleased to see her daughter fall in love with the son of a man who had once been in love with her during the war.
Cast
edit- Henri Garat as René
- Hélène Robert as Mado
- Ninon Vallin as La Madelon
- Raymond Aimos as Mochu
- Jeanne Helbling as Monique
- Pauline Carton as La marquise de Sérignan
- Jean Dax as Le général de Cassagnes
- Robert Goupil as Le vicomte de la Goupillère
- André Marchal as Jef
- Mady Berry
- Camille Bert
- Claire Gérard
- Gustave Hamilton
- Adrien Lamy
- Olga Lord
- Georges Prieur
- Jean Sinoël
References
editBibliography
edit- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
- 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.
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