Gribouille (film)
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Gribouille is a 1937
French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret
, based on story "Gribouille" by Marcel Achard
who co-wrote screenplay with H.G. Lustig. The music score is by Georges Auric
. The film stars Raimu
and Michèle Morgan
.
It was remade in the U.S. as The Lady in Question
(1940) with Brian Aherne
, Rita Hayworth
and Glenn Ford
.
The film marked Michèle Morgan's first major role on the big screen.
1937 in film
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
French comedy film directed by Marc Allégret
Marc Allégret
Marc Allégret was a French screenwriter and film director.Born in Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, he was the elder brother of Yves Allégret. Marc was educated to be a lawyer. Allégret became André Gide's lover when he was fifteen and Gide was forty-seven...
, based on story "Gribouille" by Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard
Marcel Achard was a French playwright and screenwriter whose popular sentimental comedies maintained his position as a highly-recognizable name in his country's theatrical and literary circles for five decades...
who co-wrote screenplay with H.G. Lustig. The music score is by Georges Auric
Georges Auric
Georges Auric was a French composer, born in Lodève, Hérault. He was a child prodigy and at age 15 he had his first compositions published. He studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Georges Caussade, and under the composer Vincent d'Indy at the Schola Cantorum...
. The film stars Raimu
Raimu
Raimu was the stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire .-Biography:Born in Toulon in the Var département, he made his stage debut there in 1899. After coming to the attention of the then great music hall star Félix Mayol who was also from Toulon, in 1908 he was given a chance to work...
and Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan
Michèle Morgan is a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades.- Career :Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, a western suburb of Paris....
.
It was remade in the U.S. as The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question
The Lady in Question is a 1940 film directed by Charles Vidor. It stars Brian Aherne and Rita Hayworth.-Cast:*Brian Aherne as Andre Morestan*Rita Hayworth as Natalie Roguin*Glenn Ford as Pierre Morestan*Irene Rich as Michele Morestan...
(1940) with Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne
Brian Aherne was a British actor of both stage and screen, who found success in Hollywood.-Early life and stage career:...
, Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth was an American film actress and dancer who attained fame during the 1940s as one of the era's top stars...
and Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era with a career that spanned seven decades...
.
The film marked Michèle Morgan's first major role on the big screen.
Cast
- RaimuRaimuRaimu was the stage name for the French actor Jules Auguste Muraire .-Biography:Born in Toulon in the Var département, he made his stage debut there in 1899. After coming to the attention of the then great music hall star Félix Mayol who was also from Toulon, in 1908 he was given a chance to work...
as Camille Morestan - Michèle MorganMichèle MorganMichèle Morgan is a French film actress, who was a leading lady for three decades.- Career :Morgan was born Simone Renée Roussel in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, a western suburb of Paris....
as Natalie Roguin - Gilbert Gil as Claude Morestan
- Jean Worms as Le président
- Julien Carette as Lurette
- Marcel André as L'avocat général
- Jacques Grétillat as L'avocat de la défense
- Jacques Baumer as Marinier
- René Bergeron as Kuhlmann
- Nicolas RimskyNicolas RimskyNicolas Rimsky was an Russian-born French film actor, director and writer. He was born in Moscow, Russia. In 1931, he directed and starred in Pas sur la bouche , based on an operetta by André Barde.-External links:*...
as taxi driver
External links
- Gribouille at Films de France