Fire in the Straw

Fire in the Straw
Directed by	Jean Benoît-Lévy
Written by	Jean Benoît-Lévy Henry Troyat (novel)
Produced by	Jean Benoît-Lévy Antoine de Rouvre Jacques Schwob-d'Héricourt
Starring	Lucien Baroux Orane Demazis Gaby Basset
Cinematography	Raymond Clunie Jean Lallier Pierre Lebon Marcel Lucien
Edited by	Jacques Desagneaux
Music by	Marcel Lattès
Production company	Véga Films
Distributed by	Compagnie Française Cinématographique
Release date	14 December 1939
Running time	89 minutes
Country	France
Language	French

Fire in the Straw (French: Le feu de paille) is a 1939 French drama film directed by Jean Benoît-Lévy and starring Lucien Baroux, Orane Demazis and Gaby Basset.

The film's art direction was by Robert-Jules Garnier.

Cast

• Lucien Baroux as Antoine Vautier
• Orane Demazis as Jeanne Vautier
• Gaby Basset as Reine Roy
• Jean Fuller as Christian Vautier
• Jeanne Fusier-Gir as Madame Goulevin, la concierge
• Florence Luchaire as La petite Caroline
• Jeanne Helbling as Monica
• Henri Lanoë as Désiré, le fils de la concierge
• Raymond Aimos as Guérétrain
• Henri Nassiet as Despagnat
• Stéphane Audel
• Edmond Beauchamp
• Andrée Brabant
• Albert Broquin
• Robert Brunet
• Claire Gérard
• Jane Pierson
• Pierre Sarda
• Adrienne Trenkel
• Jacques Vitry

Bibliography

• Philippe Rège. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

• Fire in the Straw at IMDb