President Haudecoeur (French: Le président Haudecoeur) is a 1940 French comedy film directed by Jean Dréville and starring Harry Baur, Betty Stockfeld and Marguerite Deval.[1] It was shot at the Marseille Studios of Marcel Pagnol in Southern France. The film's sets were designed by the art director Roland Quignon.
Synopsis
A magistrate in Aix-en-Provence rules his family tyrannically and forbids his son to marry the girl he loves as he wants him to marry a wealthy heiress. However, his ordered life is thrown upside down when he encounters a charming Canadian lady.
Cast
- Harry Baur as Le président Haudecoeur
- Betty Stockfeld as Mrs. Betty Brown
- Marguerite Deval as Mme Bergas-Larue
- Robert Pizani as L'abbé Margot
- Cecil Grane as Pierre Haudecoeur
- Georges Chamarat as Le cousin Alexis
- Jean Témerson as Capet
- André Numès Fils as Brouillon
- Marcel Maupi as Le jardinier
- Sonia Gobar as Antoinette
- Jeanne Provost as Angéline Haudecoeur
References
- ^ Rège p.278
Bibliography
- Rège, Philippe. Encyclopedia of French Film Directors, Volume 1. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
External links
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