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English As It Is Spoken

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English As It Is Spoken
Directed byRobert Boudrioz
Written byTristan Bernard
Based onEnglish As It Is Spoken by Tristan Bernard
StarringFélicien Tramel
Wera Engels
Gustave Hamilton
Production
company
Distributed byGaumont Distribution
Release date
  • 12 June 1931 (1931-06-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

English As It Is Spoken (French: L'anglais tel qu'on le parle) is a 1931 French comedy film directed by Robert Boudrioz and starring Félicien Tramel, Wera Engels and Gustave Hamilton.[1] It is an adaptation of an 1899 play of the same title by Tristan Bernard.[2]

Synopsis

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A interpreter working in a Paris hotel has to be absent for a day and recruits a man to work as his replacement, despite the fact he doesn't speak any English. Complications ensue when he has to deal with a female British guest.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bessy & Chirat p.88
  2. ^ Goble p.37

Bibliography

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  • 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.
  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
  • Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
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