Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur
Alexis, Gentleman Chauffeur (French: Alexis gentleman chauffeur) is a 1938 French comedy film directed by Max de Vaucorbeil and René Guissart and starring Suzy Prim, André Luguet and Raymond Cordy.[1] [2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Émile Duquesne.
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| Directed by | Max de Vaucorbeil René Guissart |
| Written by | André Luguet André Legrand |
| Produced by | Gilbert Renault-Decker Jean Rossi |
| Starring | Suzy Prim André Luguet Raymond Cordy |
| Cinematography | Enzo Riccioni |
| Music by | Armand Bernard |
Production company | Films Renault-Decker |
| Distributed by | DisCina |
Release date | 22 July 1938 |
Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
Film star Margot Fontane leaves her handbag in the taxi of Alexis de Saint-Grisols, a former First World War pilot of distinction now working as a taxi driver to make ends meet. She arranges for him to play the role of a driver in her latest film.
Cast
- Suzy Prim as Madame Tabasco aka alias Margot Fontane
- André Luguet as Alexis de Saint-Grisols
- Raymond Cordy as Émile¨Panard
- Marcel Simon as Tabasco
- Michel Duran as Dornach
- Jean Marconi as Silvio
- Aimé Simon-Girard as Henri IV
- Doumel as Napoléon I
- Anthony Gildès as Le général
- Charles Lemontier as L'assistant
- Robert Ozanne as Un mécano
- Georges Lannes as Justin
- René Bergeron as Le chauffeur
- Dalcy as Alfred
- Pierre Labry as Un acteur
- Hélène Ray as La femme de chambre
- Annie Rozanne as Mlle Rose
- Jean Gobet as Le maquilleur
- Léonce Corne as L'opérateur
- Eddy Debray as Un mécano
- Pierre Juvenet as L'ambassadeur
- Marthe Sarbel as La sociétaire
References
- Crisp p.409
- Bessy & Chirat p.264
Bibliography
- Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: encyclopédie des films, Volume 2. Pygmalion, 1986.
- 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.
External links
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