Quadrille (1938 film)

Quadrille is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Sacha Guitry and starring Guitry, Gaby Morlay and Jacqueline Delubac. It was shot at the Joinville Studios in Paris and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean Perrier. The title refers to the quadrille, a dance in which the participants keep changing partners. It was later remade as a film of the same title by Valérie Lemercier.

Quadrille
Directed by	Sacha Guitry
Written by	Sacha Guitry
Produced by	Emile Natan Joseph Spigler
Starring	Sacha Guitry Gaby Morlay Jacqueline Delubac
Cinematography	Robert Lefebvre
Edited by	Myriam Borsoutsky
Music by	Adolphe Borchard
Production company	Les Films Modernes
Distributed by	Société Nouvelle des Films Dispa
Release date	29 January 1938 (1938-01-29)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

In Paris the arrival of an American film star upsets the routine of a French newspaper editor and his two female companions.

Cast

• Sacha Guitry as Philippe de Morannes
• Gaby Morlay as Paulette Nanteuil
• Jacqueline Delubac as Claudine André
• Georges Grey as Carl Erickson
• Pauline Carton as La femme de chambre de l'hôtel
• Jacques Vitry as Le docteur
• Louis Baldy as Durmel
• Julien Rivière as Le maître d'hôtel
• Louis Vonelly as Le chef de réception
• Paul Alex as Le concierge
• Marc Hélin as Un chasseur
• Pierre Huchet as Un valet de chambre
• Georges Lemaire as Le régisseur
• Marie-Claire Pissaro as Une femme de chambre
• Clary Monthal as Une habilleuse
• Marguerite Templey as Madame de Germond
• Adolphe Borchard as Lui-même dans le générique
• Robert Lefebvre as Lui-même dans le générique
• Ray Ventura as himself

Bibliography

• Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. The A to Z of French Cinema. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Quadrille at IMDb