White Wings (1943 film)

White Wings (French: Les ailes blanches) is a 1943 French drama film directed by Robert Péguy and starring Gaby Morlay, Jacques Dumesnil and Marcelle Géniat. It was shot at the Photosonor Studios at Courbevoie in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Lucien Jaquelux and Lucien Aguettand.

White Wings
Directed by	Robert Péguy
Written by	Paul Achard Robert Péguy
Produced by	Jacques Séverac
Starring	Gaby Morlay Jacques Dumesnil Marcelle Géniat
Cinematography	Philippe Agostini
Edited by	Émilienne Bigand
Music by	Tony Aubin
Production company	Union Française de Production Cinématographique
Distributed by	Union Française de Production Cinématographique
Release date	10 March 1943 (1943-03-10)
Running time	93 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Synopsis

Sister Claire, a nun is dedicated to saving girls who have fallen on hard times, due to her own experience many years before. She encounters a composer who comes to tune the convent's harmonium, a widower with three daughters. He is particularly concerned about the eldest girl Lucette, who has fallen into bad company and has become pregnant.

Cast

• Gaby Morlay as Claire Neubourg devenue Soeur Claire
• Jacques Dumesnil as Gérard Clairval
• Marcelle Géniat as Soeur Louise - la tante de Claire
• Jacques Baumer as Henri Lebourg
• Irène Corday as Lucette
• Pierre Magnier as Dupuis-Villeuse
• Lysiane Rey as Nadine
• Georges Vitray as Maître Verdier - le notaire
• René Dupuy as Albert
• André Nicolle as Le directeur des Folies-Bastille
• Jean Sinoël as Hyacinthe
• Charles Lemontier as Belin
• Jacqueline Pagnol as Cricri
• Saturnin Fabre as Siméon

Bibliography

• Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, 1940–1950. Pygmalion, 1986
• Burch, Noël & Sellier, Geneviève. The Battle of the Sexes in French Cinema, 1930–1956. Duke University Press, 2013.
• Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• White Wings at IMDb