Paris by Night (1930 film)
Appearance
Paris by Night | |
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Directed by | Henri Diamant-Berger |
Written by | Francis Carco |
Starring | Marguerite Moreno Armand Bernard Suzet Maïs |
Cinematography | Maurice Desfassiaux |
Music by | Jean Lenoir |
Production company | Erka-Prodisco |
Distributed by | Erka-Prodisco |
Release date | 26 December 1930 |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
Paris by Night (French: Paris la nuit) is a 1930 French comedy film directed by Henri Diamant-Berger and starring Marguerite Moreno, Armand Bernard and Suzet Maïs.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Synopsis
Rita, a young countess, wants to visit the lowest dives in Paris. It is arranged for her to go out and believe she has had a visit to the authentic underworld of Paris, while really keeping her safe. Things soon go awry when she encounters a genuine Apache.
Cast
- Marguerite Moreno as Madame Zouzou
- Armand Bernard as Cramoisi
- Suzet Maïs as La comtesse Rita
- Jean-Louis Allibert as Bob
- Paul Azaïs as Bouledebois
- Bill Bocket as Totor
- Géo Charley as Jacques Mortimer
- Floryse as Georgette
- Jean Galland as Pierre Dubreuil
- Abel Jacquin as Fernand
- Alexandre Mathillon as Guimont
- Pierre Moreno as Tomate
- Renée Parme as Fabienne
- Jeanne Pérez as Mélie
- Marcel Vallée as Valentin
References
- ^ Rège p.325
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.94
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/9869/paris-la-nuit
- ^ Andrew p.158
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1929-1934. Pygmalion, 1988.
- Crisp, Colin. Genre, Myth and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-1939. Indiana University Press, 2002.
- Dudley Andrew. Mists of Regret: Culture and Sensibility in Classic French Film. Princeton University Press, 1995.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.