The Path to Happiness
Appearance
The Path to Happiness | |
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Directed by | Jean Mamy |
Written by | Michel Duran |
Produced by | Pierre Mathieu |
Starring | Alfred Pizella Michel Duran Clément Doucet |
Cinematography | Boris Kaufman |
Music by | René Sylviano |
Production company | Films Pierre Mathieu |
Release date | 5 January 1934 |
Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | France |
Language | French |
The Path to Happiness (French: Le chemin du bonheur) is a 1934 French comedy film directed by Jean Mamy and starring Alfred Pizella, Michel Duran and Clément Doucet.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Maurice Guerbe.[3]
Synopsis
Three penniless friends, an aspiring singer, painter and film extra, retain their optimism for the future despite their current struggles. At last good fortune seems to smile on them.
Cast
- Simone Alex as Lulu
- Alfred Pizella as Fred
- Yahla Salève as Simone
- Michel Duran as Claude
- Émile Riandreys as André
- Clément Doucet as Camille, le pianiste
- Jean Périer as M. Bargetin père
- Fernand Charpin
- Georges Térof
References
- ^ Crisp p.397
- ^ Bessy & Chirat p.342
- ^ https://www.unifrance.org/film/49211/le-le-chemin-du-bonheur
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.
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.