Coquecigrole is a 1931 French comedy drama film directed by André Berthomieu and starring Max Dearly, Danielle Darrieux and Gabrielle Fontan.[1][2][3] It was based on a 1926 novel of the same title by Alfred Machard. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jean d'Eaubonne.
Synopsis
Macarol, a former stage comedian now working as a waiter adopts the orphan Coquecigrole.
Cast
- Max Dearly as Macarol
- Danielle Darrieux as Coquecigrole
- Gina Barbieri as Léocadie
- Armand Bour as Maître Petit-Durand
- Gabrielle Fontan as Mme. Bien
- René Donnio as Casimir
- Raymond Galle as Tulipe
- Georges Pally as Le directeur du théâtre
- Jean Guirec as Louvetier
- Jean Diéner as Jeaminet Bude
- Gaston Jacquet as Saint-Palmier
References
Bibliography
- 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.
External links
- Coquecigrole at IMDb