Ferdinand the Roisterer

Ferdinand the Roisterer (French: Ferdinand le noceur) is a 1935 French comedy film directed by René Sti and starring Fernandel, Paulette Dubost and André Alerme.[1] [2] The film is based on 1895 one-act play of the same title by Léon Gandillot. It was shot at the Cité Elgé studios of Gaumont in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild.

Ferdinand the Roisterer
Directed byRené Sti
Written byGeorges Berr
Jacques Constant
René Sti
Based onFerdinand le noceur by Léon Gandillot
Produced byAyres d'Aguiar
StarringFernandel
Paulette Dubost
André Alerme
CinematographyCharles Bauer
Fred Langenfeld
Edited byJacques Desagneaux
Music byCasimir Oberfeld
Production
company
Gamma Film
Distributed byGray-Film
Release date
22 February 1935
Running time
100 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Synopsis

Monsieur Fourageot, the manager of a chemical laboratory is a frequent womaniser. However he is concerned about his young, pretty and outgoing daughter and makes several efforts to constrain her behaviour. He ultimately settles on marrying her to one of his employees, the well-meaning and virtuous Ferdinand. Then he hears a rumour that Ferdinand is himself a hardened reveller at night.

Cast

References
  1. Goble p.172
  2. Crisp p.404

Bibliography
  • Bessy, Maurice & Chirat, Raymond. Histoire du cinéma français: 1935-1939. Pygmalion, 1986.
  • 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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